B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (40pts) I. Choose one option that has the opposite meaning to the word givn. (5pts) 1. region A. religion B. area C. era D. nation 2. opportunity A. chance B. change C. ability D. opinion 3. casual A. baggy B. usual C. informative D. informal 4. close A. lock B. fix C. shut D. open 5. precious A. valuable B. mysterious C. weathy D. worthless II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (25pts) 1. It's a good idea to see your dotor regularly for ________________ A. a revision B. a control C. an investigation D. a check - up 2. last year the potato harvest was very disappointing, but this year it looks as though we shall have a better _______ A. product B. outcome C. amount D. crop 3. There is a fault at out television station. Please do not _______your set. A. change B. adjust C. repair D. switch 4. It is usually better not to _________things, in case they are not returned. A. lend B. offer C. borrow D. lose 5. You can learn as much theory as you like, but yoou only master a skill by ______ it a lot. A. pacticing B. training C. exercising D. doing 6. Is there a bank where I can ____________these pounds for dollars ? A. axchange B. turn C. alter D. arrange 7. In the jar there was a ____________which looked like jam. A. substance B. material C. solid D. powder 8. He put a ________against the tree and climbed up to pick the apple A. scale B. staircase C. grade D. ladder 9. Ina greengrocer's shop there is a lot of _____when fruit and veegetables are not sold. A. ruin B. waste C. damage D. rest 10. Learners of English as a foreign language often fail to _______between unfamiliar sounds in that language. A. separate B. differ C. distinguish D. solve 11. The play was very long, but there were two _________________ A. intervals B. rests C. interuptions D. gaps 12. My sister has a baby daughter yesterday, and she is my first ________________ A. nephew B. cousin C. niece D. relation 13. The traffic lights ______to green, and the cars drove on. A. exchanged B. turned C. removed D. left 14. Many accidents in the home could be __________ if householders gave more thought to safety in their houses. A. avoided B. excluded C. protected D. preserved 15. That's a nice coat, and the color _______________you well. A. fits B. matches C. shows D. suits 16. Don't hurry! There's no need _____________ A. running B. to run C. run D. you run 17. This is the oldest building ____________the village. A. of B. by C. in D. to 18. When ________you him, give him my best wishes. A. will visit B. would visit C. have visited D. visit 19. The guide walked so _________ that most of the party could not keep up with him. A. fast B. quick C. rapid D. lively 20. He ____ drive to the station every day but then he suddenly decided to walk instead A. was used to B. has used to C. was using to D. used to 21. I'm going to ______my dress dry - cleaned. A. have B. make C. send D. take 22. He __________me to take a lawyer to court with me. A. suggested B. advised C. threatened D. insisted 23. She came in quietly ________not to wake the baby. A. as if B. so as C. such as D. if so 24. Would you be ________to hold the door open ? A. too kind B. as kind C. so kind D. kind enough 25. __________he hasn't said anything he seems to be upset about it. A. Despite B. In spite C. Although D. Even