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The accused confidently ________ that he was innocent.

The police are trying to put an end _____ the motorbike race among teenagers.

Many people feel there is ________ point in voting, even in a general election. 

The new building at the corner of the street will be ______ because it hasn’t been built to be earth quake proof.

I caught him _______ over my wall. 

My parents always let me ____ what I think I should." 

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the following word(s). "Shrinking"

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I can’t go to the park with you ............. it is raining.

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: 

Jane has such bewitching smile that almost everyone seems to dote on her.

The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _______.

Mark the Letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A)There was (B)a very interesting news (C)on the radio this morning (D)about the earthquake in Italy. 

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.
(37)..............................

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She took many pictures to show the trip ............. her parents.

S. Eliot received wide recognition after publishes The Waste Land, which fused poetic traditions with elements of modern music and language.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The human resources department is ------- pressure to find a replacement for the senior accountant.

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His parents think it’s time for him ............. married. 

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One of the first exercises in math class is ______ measure the radius of a circle.

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: 

“You’ve eaten all the chocolate cake?” – “What of it?”

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:

If people’s interference with the environment decreases, more species will survive and produce offspring.

She tried windsurfing, but she didn’t take___  it at all.

My sister often reads _______ fashion pages in_______ newspapers to keep up with __________ latest styles.