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. All types of dinosaurs went extinct long time ago.
Question 2. Every year, in Africa a lot of elephants are poached for tusks.
Question 3. Jane used to be very excellent as a child and now she's the CEO of a big multi-national company. However, her brother is a blue-collar worker in a small local factory.
Question 4. These animals are quite vulnerable when living near the industrial zone.
Question 5. Many species are threatened in the wild due to habitat destruction by man.
Question 6. We need to prepare for our biology assignment about endangered plant species.
Question 7. These animals are now on the verge of extinction.
Question 8. Darwin's theory of evolution incorporates the principle of natural selection.
Question 9. There are several reasons why we should protect endangered species.
Question 10. I've been working here for over ten years now and I'm on first-name terms with everyone, even the CEO.
Question 11. Through the years they have made significant contributions to species conservation.
Question 12. Internet search engines can help to predict the weather as well as traffic jams in a city.
Question 13. More complex animals gradually evolved from these very simple creatures.
Question 14. A.I. techniques help medical doctors to discover subtle interactions between medications that put patience in jeopardy because of their serious side effect.
Question 15. A.I. algorithms can also help to detect faces and other features in photo sent to social networking sites and automatically organize them.
Question 16. The main threat to the survival of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.
Question 17. Environmentalists try to persuade the governments to see the need to preserve biological diversity.
Question 18. Advanced technologies may make humanity insignificant both in life and work.
Question 19. Ray Kurzweil suggests that exponential technological development will lead to the inevitable rise of artificial intelligence.
Question 20. Somebody looks at the detailed specification for the installation and then another colleague researches the cost of the labor and materials.
Question 21. Many birds didn't survive the severe winter.
Question 22. My work is challenging, of course, because it involves both a sales function and a technique function.
Question 23. This forest contains many rare specie of plants.
Question 24. She's doing well so she was promoted last year. Now she's in charge of a small team of four people.
Question 25. We need to take action to help preserve fish stocks.