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Is he really ................ that you can’t come there.

Before they _____ for the beach the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had clouded over.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

A 15 percent increase in worker……..at the Isis Corporation is largely due to a recent investment in 25 new packaging machines.

If someone says you’re totally in the _______ of talent, ignore them.

There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it _______.

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There are believed ........... over 300 species of trees in El Yunque rain forest in Raco.

Within minutes, he had  ________ for me to visit her and her family.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.

Firstly, we have more leisure time than we ______ to, and people are generally living longer, which means there is more time to do more (including reading books).

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Last Sunday when they ..... an exciting football match on TV, the electricity ..... out.

The product was ________by the car manufacturer because of the faulty accelerator pedal.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: It is _____ to fail a difficult exam than not to take it at all.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

I’m not quite sure I understand completely. Could you be a bit more___________?

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: My father stopped smoking three years ______.

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: 

This boy is poorly-educated and doesn’t know how to behave properly.

Thanks for everything. I had a ……time.

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His parents never allowed him ............

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(2)...............

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: 

Many young unemployed people are still living off their parents.

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................ this street, you will see my school on the left.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

She came to the meeting late on purpose so she would miss the introductory speech.