Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions. ⇱
Question 1. The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all the students can be well-informed.
Question 2. You may find that jogging is detrimental to your health rather than beneficial.
Question 3. The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.
Question 4. He didn’t bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again.
Question 5. The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the city’s housewives.
Question 6. We had to list the chronology of events in World War II on our test.
Question 7. The hostess was affronted by Bill’s failure to thank her for dinner.
Question 8. Leontyne Price has excelled as an opera singer since the 1960’s, receiving worldwide recognition as a result of her artistry.
Question 9. I think we have solved this problem once and for all.
Question 10. With the dawn of space exploration, the notion that atmospheric conditions on Earth may be unique in the solar system was strengthened.
Question 11. A woman had a narrow escape when the car came round the comer.
Question 12. Anthropologists believe that in the sixteenth century a few thousands Inuits inhabited northern Canada.
Question 13. I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than talk on the phone.
Question 14. Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S. consumer protection movement.
Question 15. The Industrial Revolution marked the beginning of an epoch of exodus from rural areas to cities.