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I can’t stand ............. on the underground when it is busy. 

 

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We (A)should (B)have played (C)much better than (D)we do.

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A banquet was held to honor five employees, all of _____________   have worked at the company for more than 20 years.

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.
(39)..............................

What is your barrier to lifelong learning?

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:

There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.

In _______ 22nd SEA Games, Vietnam won 158 _______ gold medals.     

No one asked him to donate his money. He did it voluntarily.

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I .............. a meeting from 9.00 to 10.30 tomorrow morning.

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Those planning to join the historic district tour are asked to be __________   the center's reception area at 8 A.M. tomorrow.

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On the ............. to the village, we saw a big hotel.

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:

A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.

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He is unreliable. What he says_____.be believed? 

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About 15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered ____ risk ____ extinction.

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: 

Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.

He has refused, but he _________ change his mind if you asked him again

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Now he doesn’t take the train as he ...................

During World War II, the Red Cross organized relief assistance for  ................  and wounded soldiers and administered the exchange of messages regarding prisoners and missing persons.

The bold way in which Margaret Mead defined the terms “family” – based as much on choice as on biological relationship – is possibly the most enduring of her legacies.

Don’t give me the details of what the client said, just tell me his bottom ....................

There used to be a cinema here but it’s been  .................. down.