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Chef Octavia Farina took over Fratelli’s Restaurant ------- the previous chef left to open a new restaurant

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Mr. Zhang was ------- that he would be promoted to Senior Marketing Manager the following month

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For the last fifteen years, Matlock, Inc., has consistently ------ among the nation's ten leading toy manufacturers

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 Iolana Dance Troupe stands out because the group knows ------- to integrate a variety of dance styles

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Marliet Marketing can help any business ------- its products through multimedia advertising packages.

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:

The exercise was a piece of cake; I can do it with my eyes closed.

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:

We decided to pay for the car on the installment plan.

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To make an -------, clients can click on “Schedule” at the top right corner of the home page

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My neighbour is______ photographer: Let's ask him for______ advice about color film

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Filber Woodworking reminds customers that direct sunlight will cause ------- damage to furniture

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The special sale on clothing at the Aberdeen Mall ------ next Sunday

The ____ of the soil reduced the productivity of the farm.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "This warning sign indicates that people ____ step on the grass."

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The head of our IT department ------- installing the telephones in the third floor offices last Friday

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:

Rooftop green space in cities also helps mitigate what scientists call the urban heat island effect.

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:

Though artist Tatun was totally blind in one eye and had only slight vision in another, he became an internationally renowned jazz musician.

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It is no use preaching to your children if you do not act __________ yourself

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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People said that children__________preschool often had more colds.

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The higher the sea level is, _______.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. "I’ll come and see you before I ……… for the States."