Be prepared! No matter how good the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a  _____ normal stage of child development.

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_______, Peter came to see me.

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The politician tried to arouse the crowd, but most of them were indifferent to his argument.

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
(5)...........................

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The film star wore dark glasses in order not to ____  recognized.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Mai usually spends one hour _____ to work every day.

Jane came ____a beautiful picture when she was tidying the room.

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Her poor health made her_______________of climbing the mountain. 

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Tomorrow I’ll have an interview, can you give some_________.

Robert is getting ready to realize his dream: opening a business __________ plants on the Internet. 

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:

The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.

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The little girl can't stand ....... made fun of by her classmates.

_______ I realized where I was.

We shouldn’t use too many plastic bags because they are very hard to _______.

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Due to its need for ---------- repairs, the Paliot l2Z conveyor belt is scheduled to be replaced by a more efficient model.

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Not only is Emiko Imamura a widely published poet, she is also an.......... painter and sculptor.

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What an excellent student she is! She almost has no ……… the exercise.

I .......................in the room now. 

You are never too old to go to college and gain some…………….

When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out _____ to do them automatically.

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They have got lots of________________ furniture in their house.