Closest and Opposite | 830 plays

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

sleep

sit down

eat

relax

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

astronomer

TV anchor

TV weatherman

fortune teller

3.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

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

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

listening attentively

partially deaf

listening neglectfully

deaf

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

well-informed.

popular

suspicious

beautiful

easily seen

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

cancelled

continued

spoiled

endangered

10.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

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

crude

detrimental

innocent

harmless

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

OPPOSITE: Primary education in the United States is compulsory.

selective

optional

required

free of charge

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

OPPOSITE: Mr. Smith’s new neighbors appear to be very friendly.

inapplicable

amicable

futile

hostile

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

OPPOSITE: Unless the two signatures are identical, the banks won’t honor the check.

different

similar

fake

genuine

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

OPPOSITE: These techniques to stop desert expansion are just temporary.

parallel

constant

deliberate

permanent

15.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

OPPOSITE: On November 25^th, 1872, something dreadful happened on board of the brigantine Mary Celeste, causing all crew members to hastily abandon the trip.

stay on

take care of

hold on

save for

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

OPPOSITE: One by one, the stars appeared in the sky.

blossomed

vanished

broke out

performed

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