Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  As an orphan, he ….. earn his living alone.

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........................ does it take you to school? About ten minutes.

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In my first year at university I lived in the halls of ________ .

Scientists and engineers have invented devices to remove ................ from industrial wastes.

If____________, those areas will not be available to future generations any longer.

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:

Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.

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I want to ....................... for selling my house.

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I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It's ______ be lying around here somewhere. Where ____ it be?

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.
(42)..............................

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: 

Nonfat milk has slightly less fat than low fat.

This campaign for protecting endangered species appeals more than 20__________.

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

If one species becomes extinct, the whole chain will be .......................  seriously.

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: 

Educators are complaining that students rely on social media so much that they lose the ability to think critically.

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He was born ........... 15th, January.

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Audience members  ______  to switch off all electronic devices if they attend any of the presentations scheduled throughout the conference.

 I had my assistant ……………the report. 

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

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  They can type. They ………… type.

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:

My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.

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I ______ find my own way there. You _____ wait for me.