General English Language Past Questions
Question 1
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence: The management has neither ….. nor denied the rumour that is was going to lay off some workers.
- A. pronounced
- B. confirmed
- C. rejected
- D. advertised
Question 2
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence: Instead of ……. the issue, the speaker digressed to unimportant matters.
- A. summarizing
- B. describing
- C. revealing
- D. addressing
Question 3
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence: The telephone booths were all…. and I had to wait for more than ten minutes for one to become vacant.
- A. locked
- B. busy
- C. occupied
- D. ringing
Question 4
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence: While the first battalion halted its march at nightfall, the second … to the barracks.
- A. returned
- B. set out
- C. proceeded
- D. turned up
Question 5
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence: His father is an ……. driver, but he is only a novice.
- A. enlightened
- B. excellent
- C. poor
- D. experienced
