It will be an_______ experience for us to discover the formation of the stone.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Under the direction of James Pak, the orchestra has become one of the most highly------- performing arts groups in the region. 

I don't have time to argue with  this self___________________ women.

We moved to the countryside because we wanted to be close to _____nature.

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The English contest ...... the Student Union is an annual event in my school.

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Most of the spices and many of the herbs ......... today originate from plants native to tropical regions.

First he ................... as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.

If you give a presentation, you should focus ______ facts and technical information and the quality of your company's products.

Almost everyone ........... for home by the time we arrived. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The children felt _________ when their mother was coming back home.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

City Council member Elena Torres was asked to identify ways to………unnecessary expenses from the Howell City budget.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The teacher told his students _________ laughing.

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: 

When you consider all the advantages you've gained I think you'll admit you had a good run for your money.

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Have you finished ....... the dishes? I need you to help me with my homework.

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(2)...............

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:

Did anyone acknowledge responsibility for the outbreak of the fire ?

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(2)..........................

 I ............................to New York three times this year. 

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

I missed two assignments. I must make them up by the end of this week.

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Good friendship should be based on mutual .............