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The Smiths enjoyed the ........... atmosphere in Viet Nam.

I was in two _____about taking the flat because it is very good but the rent was rather high.

He was an  .............  writer because he persuaded many people to see the truth of his idea.

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: 

Researchers have found that people are sleeping almost two fewer hours a night than they were in the 1960s, and our health is deteriorating as a result.

Even now, the full ______ of his crimes has not been exposed. (ENORMOUS)

We soon got the machine _______ again.

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.
(43)..............................

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I hope you don’t mind me .................... so late at night. 

Shakespeare asserts the right of women to  .............  and independence.

What will the relationship between computing and ....................... bring US over the next 15 years?

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:

Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Official business requirements obviously ….. priority ….personal requests.

15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk _______ extinction.

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The accident happened because of _________ driving.

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Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats.

This job requires  some important  .......... You have to be good at operating machines and dealing with people,

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She asked me where I ............ that car.

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It .................. dangerous to swim in deep rivers.

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Everyone at Hammond Construction, Inc. was surprised to find out that the year's greatest cost saving measure was ------- by an intern.

The UN demanded _____ from Vietnamese Eastern waters.

A number of people are prevented from lifelong learning due to various reasons.