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She's already had to ___________ three painful operations on her leg.

Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most ______ all that is needed is commitment and communication.

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His sister, Lilia, is _______ to have made a fortune by selling hand-made ornaments

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A bomb _____________ the city and killed hundreds of people working in the area

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The girl________is our neighbour.

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:

It appalled me that they could simply ignore the problem.

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Maria has been ------- appointed to serve as the chairperson for the treasury committee, but the position will not be permanently filled until later this month

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The Research and Development Department has submitted a proposal which is about a new line of compact appliances designed for customers who ------ in small apartments

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Most jobs have a dress code, ____ you should adhere to.

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:

The pensioner was taken in by a thief posing as a telephone engineer.

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Conservationists have been trying to look for ways to protect ____ areas.

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Prices ________ in 1995 but then _____ in 1996.

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The Holden Complex ______ has vacancies despite its high rent, inconvenient location and large annual maintenance fee

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Hurry up, Linh. Other friends ____ for us

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____________ in Vietnamese?

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The man ________ to safety was in his forties

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“What happened to the postman?” "He _______________ to a new town to work

The ceiling-high bookcase swayed for a few seconds, then crashed to the floor with a _____ noise.

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Frank requested complete silence while he ________ music.

What are the _______ of that country? - I think it is some kinds of cheese and sauces.

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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