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I didn’t think his grudging remarks really counted as an apology, __________?

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I was woken up __________ by the sound of someone hammering on the front door.

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My uncle’s company made a very good profit in _______________1990s

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She always wishes to be chosen for the national ballet team, just alike her mother.

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______ in my seventies and rather unfit, I might consider taking up squash

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The principal river in Wales is ______ Severn, which flows from the slopes of Plynlimon to _________ English border

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Reading the story of the ______ having her dress torn off in the lift reminded me of my friend’s wedding.

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When she came home, she gave me a ____ to apologize to me for going home late at night

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: 

The earth is (A) the only planet with a large (B) number of (C) oxygen in (D) its atmosphere.

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:

Video cameras attached to sea turtles and sharks reveal an underwater world hidden to humans.

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The students didn’t revise for their exams, ____ did they realise how important the exams were

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I’m not going to _________ my neighbor’s noise any longer because it’s driving me mad

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_________, we will take her to our favourite seafood restaurant.

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The director demands you ________________ all your projects by the end of next week

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                           THE DANGERS OF DIETING

Thanks to our moden lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (31)________ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (32)________ this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people sea fad diets (33)________ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (34) ________ weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.

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To my mind housework is boring and ____ it takes a lot of time with a hardly visible result.

The renovations were going along great until we hit a _________ with the carpet installation.

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The man ____________ about his son’s travelling because there is so much traffic on the narrow and crowded way to school

She got up early; otherwise she __________ her bus. 

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In some countries, girls are deprived ____ access to health care or proper nutrition, leading to a higher mortality rate

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:

Using public transportation means not having to hunt for a parking space when you go downtown.