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1.

  His father reprimanded him for missing his piano lesson.
               
    (A) questioned  
(B) punished
    (C)

scolded

 
    (D) reminded  
               
2.   We had already checked out when my uncle telephoned the hotel.
               
    (A) forsaken  
(B)

left

    (C) examined  
    (D) looked  
               
3.   Our teacher expects us to confess to our wrongdoing.
               
    (A) regret  
(B) inform
    (C)

admit

 
    (D) repent  
               
4.   Strangely enough, my sister's son is my classmate.
               
    (A)

nephew

 
(B) niece
    (C) aunt  
    (D) cousin  
               
5.   The man who judged the game warned the badminton players not to waste time on the court.
               
    (A) referee  
(B) coach
    (C) chairman  
    (D)

umpire

 
               
6.   The students put up colorful streamers and balloons in their classroom to add to the air of festivity.
               
    (A) celebrations  
    (B) banners
    (C)

decorations

 
    (D) ornaments  
               
7.   The modern cassette player is convenient to carry about and can actually fit into one's pockets.
               
    (A)

portable

 
    (B) amiable
    (C) accessible  
    (D) usable  
         
8.   The people who live in this block met last night to discuss security measures.
         
    (A) inhabitants  
    (B) neighbors  
    (C) intruders  
    (D)

residents

 
         
9.   When Dr Tamby died, his family was flooded with messages of sympathy from his former patients.
         
    (A)

condolence

 
    (B) appreciation  
    (C) sorrow  
    (D) tears  
         
10.   The strange sounds made Tom very uneasy. He felt his anxieties going away only when his father returned.
         
    (A) wonderful  
    (B) courageous  
    (C)

relieved

 
    (D) independent  
         

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