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Find the antonym of the following words written in capitals. 19. The prince ran after her and saw the pretty shoe which the girl HAD
LOST.
1. I’ll have to take the PUPILS into the hills. A) had found B) had left C) had forgotten
A) teachers B) schoolchildren C) kids D) had forgiven E) didn’t find
D) students E) boys
20. It was MIDNIGHT and Cinderella ran away from the palace.
2. She is the WORST student in our group. A) early in the morning B) late night C) midday
A) good B) bad C) badly D) early night E) night
D) best E) nice
21. They OFTEN stay at the college after classes.
3. Breakfast is the FIRST meal of the day. A) always B) seldom C) usually
A) important B) main C) last but one D) ever E) early
D) last E) next
22. Long ago the streets of this town were DIRTY.
4. He is an enemy, REMEMBER. A) clean B) narrow C) wide
A) keep in mind B) remind C) recall D) broad E) long
D) forget E) believe
23. He STARTED painting at a very early age and became famous at 27.
5. Her luggage was so HEAVY that she asked the young man to help A) began B) gave up C) get up
her. D) continued E) went on
A) easy B) large C) least
D) light E) vast 24. The travelers came to the hotel, LEFT their luggage there and went
for a walk in the town.
6. Her English is POOR. A) kept B) raised C) caught
A) excellently B) unsatisfactory C) bad D) took E) picked out
D) good E) not good
25. He began TO EARN money very early.
7. February is the SHORTEST month in the year. A) to change B) to touch C) to spend
A) largest B) farthest C) longest D) to sweep E) to tear
D) highest E) biggest
26. It was not EASY for him to find a job in such a long time.
8. TAKING a piece of chalk the pupil on duty began writing on the A) difficult B) pleasant C) necessary
board. D) heavy E) dark
A) giving B) sending C) bringing
D) spending E) belonging 27. The weather was nice and children didn’t want to stay INSIDE.
A) at home B) in the country C) out
9. I liked the END of the story most of all. D) outside E) garden
A) beginning B) middle C) starting
D) meaning E) part 28. Let’s open the window. It’s very HOT here.
A) dark B) cold C) stuffy
10. Our farm is in the COUNTRY. D) foggy E) easy
A) street B) valley C) forest
D) town E) park 29. You speak so FAST that it is nearly impossible to follow what you
say.
11. I WAS RIGHT last night, wasn’t I? A) weak B) low C) slow
A) was over B) were ill C) correct D) quick E) quite
D) was wrong E) was busy
30. GO OUT OF the room, please, it’s very stuffy here.
12. I don’t REMEMBER where I left my umbrella. A) come out B) leave C) leave for
A) know B) forget C) give D) stay in E) useful
D) notice E) support
31. A DARK cloud having appeared in the sky, we decided to stay at
13. What is it then, my SON? home.
A) girl B) boy C) daughter A) bright B) heavy C) white
D) dear E) friend D) cloudless E) merry
14. Some of them BEGAN to talk to me. 32. He says they will go to the TOP of the hill next
A) started B) finished C) was over A) near B) above C) bottom
D) ended E) founded D) under E) downstairs
15. The hall was FULL with spectators. 33. They have the SHORT road and it will take them twenty minutes to
A) easy B) empty C) vacant get to the village.
D) ready E) late A) big B) large C) not strong
D) long E) rising
16. There are many other BIG cities in Great Britain with more than a
million inhabitants. 34. That will do. Your answer is quite RIGHT. Your mark is good.
A) large B) short C) small A) correct B) good C) bad
D) great E) low D) wrong E) exact
17. I can’t understand why you are so BUSY at home. 35. Suddenly we heard a HIGH thin voice.
A) engaged B) sleepy C) afraid A) tall B) small C) short
D) free E) angry D) low E) long
18. I think your FAT cat is ill. 36. His best KNOWN paintings give a light to today’s Europe.
A) thin B) stout C) big A) well-known B) famous C) unknown
D) thick E) small D) bad E) worst

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37. We must never FORGET our heroes. 57. We heard a LOT OF interesting things over the radio yesterday
A) recognize B) recite C) remember evening.
D) forgive E) thank A) little B) many C) tremendous
D) few E) a great deal
38. You are a GOOD swimmer.
A) hot B) bad C) low 58. I’ll BE IN tomorrow morning.
D) normal E) not well A) stay B) be out C) be over
D) come E) give
39. I stood there admiring that BEAUTIFUL picture.
A) bad B) nice C) ugly 59. When the Browns paint their living-room and the paint is DRY they
D) terrible E) plain will hang a modern picture on the wall.
A) cold B) white C) wet
40. You can tell him the TRUTH. He will help you. D) blue E) clean
A) a form B) a tale C) a secret
D) a lie E) a fable 60. Though the watch was very EXPENSIVE, he decided to buy it for
her.
41. Adriano is a TALL man.
A) dear B) calm C) cheap
A) big B) little C) small
D) quiet E) rich
D) short E) large

42. It’s much QUIETER there than here - very beautiful, but no tourists. 61. The Thames is a short river but it is WIDE.
A) more peaceful B) noisier C) more essential A) long B) shallow C) narrow
D) more uncertain E) easier D) nice E) big

43. They are good boys, don’t LAUGH at them! 62. He GAVE his friend a book last week.
A) smile B) shout C) cry A) brought B) took C) bought
D) look E) speak D) had E) sold

44. I don’t think he will work hard. He is very LAZY. 63. John’s parents want him to study law and become President one
A) absent-minded B) good looking C) good-natured day. They have HIGH hopes on him.
D) delighted E) hard-working A) tall B) respectful C) wise
D) unpleasant E) small
45. The mountains in Great Britain are not very HIGH.
A) low B) long C) short 64. The MORE you read, the more you know.
D) tall E) big A) much B) many C) little
D) least E) less
46. He worked MUCH and got a good mark at his
A) a lot B) many C) few 65. BEFORE death he decided to leave his money to a hospital.
D) little E) a few A) earlier B) after C) above
D) below E) over
47. He thinks his son has a GOOD future.
A) nice B) fine C) kind 66. Nina was a small girl and not at all STRONG.
D) bad E) wrong A) seldom B) forceful C) weak
D) frozen E) clever
48. You’ve got WET through.
A) warm B) dry C) hot 67. She runs FAST.
D) sweet E) cold A) quickly B) slowly C) easily
D) badly E) well
49. Did you come by SEA?
A) land B) bed C) desk
68. Tom was a TALL boy of 16.
D) shop E) tree
A) low B) short C) long
50. Don’t speak so FAST! D) little E) small
A) loudly B) slowly C) well
D) proudly E) quickly 69. I must change my jeans. They are really DIRTY.
A) clear B) short C) bright
51. I’m LEAVING FOR Rio tomorrow and I’ll be back in a week’s time. D) clean E) yellow
A) going to B) coming from C) living in
D) reaching E) approaching 70. It’s EASY to understand this text.
A) hard B) difficult C) simple
52. My friend Cyril isn’t TALL enough to dance with Natalie. D) longest E) clear
A) good B) nice C) happy
D) long E) short 71. David was POOR and had TO FIND his aunt.
A) rich / to lose B) tall / to win
53. When I WOKE UP it was dark in the room. C) short / to gather D) clever / to hide
A) got up B) awoke C) fell asleep E) rich / to look for
D) stayed E) left
72. He SAT thinking near the window.
54. I’m glad the interest rate is not very HIGH. A) stood B) saw C) cried
A) short B) tall C) long D) flew E) died
D) low E) huge
73. I have been UNHAPPY since my mother died.
55. We are in a hurry. PUSH the car to one side. A) happy B) busy C) tired
A) bring B) move C) pull D) excited E) ill
D) park E) break
74. - How are you?
56. The old man had MORE money than sixty thousand pounds. - I am WELL, thank you.
A) much B) larger C) over A) ill B) greedy C) fine
D) fewer E) less D) O.K. E) ready

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75. This box is very light. The man can EASILY lift it. 99. Cautious
A) hardly B) hurriedly C) slowly A) fussy B) reckless C) nervous D) careful
D) earnestly E) badly
100. Clever
76. My watch is RIGHT. A) Stupid B) chubby C) kind D) smart
A) wrong B) left C) heavy
D) slow E) fast 101. Dangerous
A) stormy B) risky C) safe D) hazardous
77. It happened long after THE NIGHT that I fell down into a pit.
A) dark B) evening C) day 102. Increase
D) dawn E) moonlight A) carry off B) go up C) decrease D) rise

78. There’s too MUCH crime and violence in the streets of cities 103. Begin
nowadays. A) continue B) ban C) urge D) stop
A) sad B) few C) glad
D) little E) many 104. Narrow
A) thin B) tight C) wide D) sharp
79. My RIGHT hand is stronger than yours.
A) left B) wrong C) dirty 105. Great
D) pretty E) crushed A) huge B) big C) small D) heavy

80. Scotland is the land of mountains, NARROW valleys and plains. 106. Outside
A) wide B) long C) fat A) above B) on C) inside D) under
D) thick E) large
107. Ill
Find the antonym of the following words: A) sick B) painful C) poor D) healthy

81. Leave 108. Noisy

A) arrive B) desert C) separate D) abandon A) muddy B) misty C) moldy D) silent

82. Hide 109. Finish

A) show B) cover C) spend D) save A) conclude B) end C) terminate D) begin

83. High 110. Light

A) low B) tall C) important D) powerful A) rainy B) misty C) dark D) bright
84. Brave 111. Hate
A) heroic B) bold C) keen D) cowardly A) praise B) commend C) love D) detest
85. Behind
112. Cheap
A) near B) far C) in front of D) on
A) expensive B) inexpensive C) free D) low-cost
86. Pull
A) divide B) hit C) kick D) push 113. Finish
A) terminate B) conclude C) end D) begin
87. Horizontal
A) flat B) level C) vertical D) even 114. Fresh
A) stale B) new C) clean D) pure
88. Absent
A) present B) off C) away D) missing 115. Find
A) lose B) seek C) locate D) look
89. Public
A) different B) private C) usual D) common 116. Pull
A) push B) kick C) hit D) divide
90. Bitter
A) sweet B) stale C) rotten D) moldy 117. Cold
A) misty B) icy C) hot D) warm
91. Cry
A) blow B) speak C) chat D) laugh 118. Begin
A) ban B) urge C) continue D) stop
92. Reduce
A) limit B) lessen C) increase D) decrease 119. Cautious
A) reckless B) fussy C) nervous D) careful
93. Ill
A) sick B) healthy C) poor D) painful
120. Early
94. Adult A) now B) quickly C) before D) late
A) disabled B) aged C) immature D) old
121. Child
95. Dry A) girl B) infant C) boy D) adult
A) barren B) wet C) sterile D) arid
122. Minority
96. Win A) majority B) population C) mankind D) people
A) earn B) lose C) get D) gain
123. Better
97. Past A) clear B) calm C) worse D) well
A) next B) future C) present D) before
124. Enemy
98. Sick A) rival B) opponent C) friend D) client
A) ill B) patient C) sorry D) well

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