Closest and Opposite

CLOSEST: I just want to stay at home and watch TV and take it easy.

• sleep

• sit down

• eat

• relax

CLOSEST: The meteorologist says on TV that it is supposed to rain all day tomorrow.

• astronomer

• TV anchor

• TV weatherman

• fortune teller

CLOSEST: In the end, her neighbor decided to speak his mind.

• say exactly what he thought

• have a chat

• say a few words

• are given the right to

CLOSEST: When I mentioned the party, he was all ears.

• listening attentively

• partially deaf

• listening neglectfully

• deaf

CLOSEST: The notice should be put in the most conspicuous place so that all students can be

well-informed.

• popular

• suspicious

• beautiful

• easily seen

CLOSEST: I prefer to talk to people face to face, rather than to talk on the phone.

• facing them

• looking at them

• in person

• seeing them

CLOSEST: The tiny irrigation channels were everywhere and along some of them the water was running.

• supplying water

• flushing out with water

• washing out with water

• cleaning with water

CLOSEST: For a decade, Barzilai has studied centenarians, looking for genes that contribute to longevity.

• who want to be fruitarians

• who live to be 100 or older

• who are vegetarians

• who are extraordinary

OPPOSITE: Their migration may be postponed if fog, clouds, or rain hides the stars

• cancelled

• continued

• spoiled

• endangered

OPPOSITE: His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole.

• crude

• detrimental

• innocent

• harmless