TỪ TRÁI NGHĨA

TỪ TRÁI NGHĨA

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

Question 1: In Malaysia, the national language is Bahasa Malaysia (Malay), and English is a compulsory second language.

A. required                      B. optional                       C. widespread                 D. necessary

Question 2: The Town Council decided to pull down the building as it was unsafe.

A. look after                    B. make up                       C. put up                          D. leave behind

Question 3: Sarah was unhappy as she did badly in her exams.

A. hard                             B. carelessly                    C. well                              D. quickly

Question 4: When he passed the national entrance exam, his parents walked on air.

A. felt extremely satisfied                                                                                  B. felt extremely light

C. felt extremely happy                                            D. felt extremely unhappy

Question 5: He didn't even cast an eve over my report which l had spent a month writing.

A. show disinterest in                                              B. find it eye-catching with

C. keep in ignorance about                                     D. stay informed of

Question 6: I find playing sport an exciting way to exercise

A. boring                   B. normal                   C. regular                   D. interesting

Question 7: Tom felt nervous the moment the plan took off

A. flew up                  B. ran                         C. turned off              D. landed

Question 8: We must not let small children play in the kitchen.  It is a dangerous place

A. handy                          B. suitable                       C. harmful                       D. safe

Question 9: The number of tourists visiting Europe has decreased greatly since the outbreak of COVID-19. 

A. sharply                        B. heavily                         C. slightly                         D. remarkably

Question 10: The meeting was very important, so he had to arrive there on time.

A. lately                            B. punctually                   C. late                               D. punctual

 Question 11: One way to protect our environment from pollution is to reduce wasteful consumption.

A. costly                                B. enormous                    C. safe                              D. economical

Question 12: Installing solar panels on the roofs to get electricity is very expensive.

A. attractive                     B. cheap                           C. extensive                     D. wonderful

Question 13: Literature, Maths and English are compulsory subjects in the National Examination.

A. optional                       B. difficult                       C. required                       D. interesting

Question 14: Travel insurance is sometimes mistaken for temporary health insurance, but the two are actually different.

A. transitory              B. passing                  C. mutable                             D. permanent

Question 15: Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

Question 16: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.

Question 17: She is a very generous old woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.

A. mean                     B. amicable               C. kind                       D. hospitable 

Question 18: The plane landed safely.   

A. touched down       B. took off                C. took over              D. took up 

Question 19: My younger brothers are obedient most of the time, but they are quite mischievous sometimes.   

A. naughty                             B. hard-working                   C. well-behaved                   D. disruptive

Question 20: You should not wear casual clothes to the interview. The first impression is very important.

A. new                                  B. informal                           C. neat                                  D. formal

Question 21: He is a typical optimist, always looking on the bright side of everything.

A. pessimist                         B. introvert                          C. extrovert               D. activist

Question 22: When I was going shopping yesterday, I accidentally met one of my old friends in high school.

A. by far                               B. by heart                             C. by chance                      D. on purpose

Question 23: Travel insurance is sometimes mistaken for temporary health insurance, but the two are actually different.

A. transitory                          B. passing                  C. mutable                 D. permanent

Question 24: He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

A.  complain             B. exchange             C.  explain                 D. arrange

Question 25: I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.     

A. reasonable            B.  acceptable                       C.  pretty high                       D. wonderful

Question 26: Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.           

A. failed to pay         B. paid in full            C. had a bad personality      D. was paid much money

Question 27: His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

A. elicited                  B.  irregular              C.  secret                               D. legal          

Question 28: The International Organizations are going to be in a temporary way in the country.

 A. soak                                 B. permanent            C. complicated                     D. guess

Question 29: There has been no rain for a long time, so land is getting more and more barren.

 A. wet                                   B. dry                        C. windy                    D. hot

Question 30:  She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.           

A. uncomfortable       B.  warm                    C.  lazy                       D. dirty

Question 31:  He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.

A. fresh                      B. disobedient                      C.  obedient              D. understanding

Question 32: I could only propose a partial solution to the crisis in the company.

A. half                                    B. halfway                            C. effective               D. complete

Question 33: I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.

A. unplanned              B. deliberate             C.  accidental                        D. unintentional

Question 34: There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

A. ease                          B. consideration          C. attraction                 D. speculation

Question 35: She is carrying out a health project for the disadvantaged in inner cities and rural areas.

A. coastal                     B. suburban                 C. urban                        D. mountainous

Question 36: In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

A. remake                  B.   empty                  C.  refill                                 D. repeat

Question 37: Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region..

A. restrain     B. stay unchanged    C. remain unstable    D. fluctuate

Question 38:  Because of the bad weather, there were no take-offs from the airport this morning. 

   A. touchdown                                B. checkout               C. pile-up                              D. check- in 

Question 39: He passed the exam as he worked very hard.

   A. lazy                                B. busy                       C. lazily                                 D. early

Question 40: They always look down on  people who are poor

            A. look for                             B. look after              C. look up to             D. dislike

Question 41: He is very mean although he is very rich

            A. generous                           B.  helpful                 C. hospitable             D. humorous 

Question 42: He decided not to buy the fake watch and wait until he had more money.

A. authentic              B. forger                                C. faulty                     D. original