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It was ................. to listen to the story which the guide told. 

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:

The minister came under fire for his rash decision to close the factory.

The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the ................ of groundwater in many parts of the world.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "______ he acts like an innocent man, the evidence shows the contradiction."

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: 

There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.

For more than ten years, we have seen the significant ..................... in the economy of our country.

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Ho Chi Minh city is ...................  than Hanoi.

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The flat is very noisy, .................. we enjoy living there. 

If you .................. the goalie, there are seven players in a team.

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I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.

After two years of ................the country’s economy is finally looking a lot healthier.

After some reflection, he decided to bite the  .................

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We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: I’d rather ….. in the field than …… home.

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: 

Everyone in my community joined hands to help those impacted by the flood.

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.
(35)..............................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Lakes occupy less than two percent of the Earth’s surface, yet they help sustain life.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "The kids show some hatred towards him, ____ she was really nice to them."

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:

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

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Prior to permanently shutting down, Rebound Media thanked customers for the  _____________  they had shown over the years.

Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.