Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: My sister told me not to put my feet ____ the chair.

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Garstein Furniture specializes in functional products that are inexpensive ---------- beautifully crafted.

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Mr. Winthrop is a dynamic, determined, andarticulate person who will succeed in sales ------- he has limited experience in this area of the business.

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We've tried to _______________ the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for every eventuality

I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.

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:

“Do you think it’s OK for me to wear jeans to a job interview or do I need something a bit more upmarket?”

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He will apply ____________ tests to Defense department programs that fund commercial research

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Ms. Amari has scanned the grant applications, and they will be submitted  ------- the deadline

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My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole.A.wasn’t looking -was falling

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

On the floor of the Pacific Ocean is hundreds of flat-tipped mountains more than a mile beneath sea level.

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Everything looks very positive for the company, ________ the current investors do not default on their agreements

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In Los Angeles many companies encourage their employees to use _______________ means of transportation, rather than the car

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Their disagreement stemmed ____________ a misunderstanding

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Talking it through with you has helped me to ___________ my own thinking about the problem

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Fresh fruit and vegetables are an essential ______________ of a healthy diet

These seats are ______ for special guests.

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My mother’s favourite hobby is___. She loves preparing food for my family

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Samples of the new laundry detergent will be sent to individuals on the list ------ by Ms. Bsons

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:

Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to start from scratch

with a new system?

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The truth is that they ________________ no more than a token number of women to managerial jobs

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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