mini test 2

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

The company claims it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.

• A. conservation

• B. contamination

• C. exploitation

• D. destruction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The man talking to Professor Evers has just been elected to become ________ MP (Member of Department).

• A. a

• B. the

• C. x

• D. an

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1H

Choose the option which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word(s).

We'd better speed up if we want to get to the concert in time.

• A. put down

• B. lie down

• C. slow down

• D. turn down

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Choose the option which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word(s).

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

• A. fluctuate

• B. restrain

• C. stay unchanged

• D. remain unstable

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Choose the option whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

• A. threatened

• B. endangered

• C. advanced

• D. recovered

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

Choose the option whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

• A. human

• B. survive

• C. introduce

• D. attitude

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Choose the option that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory.

• A. prohibition

• B. contamination

• C. action

• D. destruction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Choose the option that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.

• A. vanishing

• B. polluting

• C. destroying

• D. damaging

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats.

• A. polluters

• B. pollutants

• C. pollutions

• D. pollutes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

After a few decades of the economic reforms, Vietnam has increased the living _______ of people.

• A. surfaces

• B. standards

• C. levels

• D. backgrounds

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C