................. had I left my house when they arrived.

In Britain ____ authorities are responsible for handing the budgets of public services.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(35).......................

Their plans were cancelled _______ of a bad storm.

One of their two sons is studying to be a doctor; but_____ wants to be a musician

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

It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to stardom.

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His new designs are ______ the trend in women’s fashion right now.

For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open - door........................ and continued to woo foreign investment.

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

Gerry didn’t go on the expedition – he made up that part of the story.

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Who told you of the news? The ............................ may not be correct.

Communist is the highest form of   .................

 She forgave her sister for ….... her. 

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

By being thrifty and shopping wisely, housewives in the city can feed an entire family on as little as 500.000 VND a week.

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He never goes to work late,...................?

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Visitors to Holidayland need not worry about bringing enough cash, as credit cards are accepted  ____________  in the resort.

To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it. 

All students are required to attend the course in order to be eligible for a certificate.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Ms. Nissim, the founder of Hartwell Industries, will   ______________ a talk on effective sales strategies at the marketing convention.

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.

His lawyer thought he had a good chance of being acquitted at the trial, if no further evidence was found.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Even though subscriptions to the The Marinberg Herald's print edition have steadily declined, its online --------- continues to grow.

There’s ________ coffee left, if anyone wants some.