I ……difficulty in finding a suitable job

 By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope _______ painting and decorating the new nursery. 

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.
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Is English a compulsory subject or a(n) ____ one at high school here?

The strongly patriotic character of Charles Sangster’s poetry is credited about greatly furthering the cause of confederation in Canada.

He ___ through with his plan although all his friends advised him to abandon it.

The new building at the corner of the street will be ______ because it hasn’t been built to be earth quake proof.

The wolf ran _____ the forest and reached her grandmothers cottage before her.

Assembly lines are useful for producing a large_________ of identical products.

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.

It was Giovanni Luppis, an officer in the army of the Austrian empire, who first came up with the idea of a self-propelled anti-ship weapon.

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You _______ be rich to be a success. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a penny to their name.

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: 

She couldn’t believe when he told her his age. He looked so young but he was a good ten years older than her.

My English is progressing in ......................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Two small toy manufacturers consolidated to form a new business.

Can you tell me about the .....................  process to tertiary study in Vietnam?

I’ve got __________ money to lend you now. I think you can ask Lyn for some

Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Storing dangerous chemicals near the main factory floor creates a -------- hazardous situation for the employees who work there.

Singapore is a ____ example of a smart city, and is constantly evolving its "city brain, "a backbone of technologies is used to help control pollution, monitor traffic, allocate parking, communicate with citizens.

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to ......................... the Soviet economy.

The negotiations got off to a____ start, as neither side was willing to even consider the other's proposal.