Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: They …. satisfaction from their work recently.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.

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If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offspring.

The  cup  will be on  .................  at the clubhouse for a month before being sent to the museum.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: A leopard cannot change its ……

Although ferns lack flowers, they do have leaves, stems, and root.

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Helen always .................. with John in every school dancing competition.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(39)..............................

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I am sure that they will be sacked on the spot.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "I like swimming ____ my sister likes jogging and dancing."

I can’t possily lend you any more money; it is quite out of the ....................

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The computer has dramatically affected ______ photographic lenses are constructed.

Numerous types of cells, such as skin cells and white blood cells, have the power reproduce asexually.

After two years of ................the country’s economy is finally looking a lot healthier.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

_______famous people become, __________privacy they have.

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. "You should not leave the light on when you are away." - "_________"

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Staff members with __________   engagements need not feel obliged to attend next week's field trip.

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Don’t be afraid .............. the dog. He’s quite harmless. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

 When preparing a diet, a person should be aware that vitamin D acts to increase the amount of calcium absorbed by the body.

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Mary ................. write to me last year.

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The train from Piterburgh to Chamberlin travels  _____________  slowly because it has to make a lot of stops.