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The United States has a ............. of around 250 million.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
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Cardston Corporation's fiscal records are kept in  ___________-  boxes and are stored according to year.

Some people ________ that animals and plants will never become extinct.

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The  ______________  of the retreat was to allow all of the employees to bond with one another.

People depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.

Two parents are talking with each other about their teenage daughter:
- The husband: “________________.”

 You and I are fun people, ………….? 

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The supervisor is skilled at managing the ------ balance between the needs of staff and those of upper management.

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. "Did you have a good weekend?"-"_______"

I try to be friendly, but it is hard to _____ some of my colleagues.

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------ the deposit for the apartment has been paid, the tenant can move in immediately.

 Mary didn’t know the answer to the teacher’s question,…………….. 

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: 

They have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arctic wastelands.

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Tremont Airlines is offering  ____________  rates to passengers willing to travel late at night.

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.

He will do the work and then send you the .................. for it.

Conservation is the protection of the                environment.

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------ ski resorts are frequently busier during peak season in the winter, they do attract hikers in the summer.

I have gone to the doctor’s to have a checkup. - You____ . You just had your check-up last week!

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.
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