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There are a lot of people at my son's wedding party, only a few of ________I had met before

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It must be time to take ________________ the holiday decorations

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Esatington University just announced the --------- of all foods containing artificial preservatives from its cafeteria menu

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Amand Corp’s flexible work policy is --------- beneficial to the company as employee Aturnover is minimal.

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She is a good person so I was hoping she might show a little ____________ for the poor

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Mai:  ''Do  you  want  another serving of chicken soup?''  - Scott:  '' ........... ."

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:

To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as

incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.

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Bruce and Kate French have decided to quit their old jobs at Citadel Financial and start a financial consulting business of -------------

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Mrs. Florence was awarded the first prize for the  project  -------  displayed  at  the  science  fair which was held last week in Long Beach

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I never liked mushrooms before, but you really ___________ my mind with this dish

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The Browns _______________ in New York since they migrated to America in 2000

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Mr. Carter got ______ in trouble by failing to acknowledge his secretary's birthday

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Ace Supplies, a Paris-based firm ---------- in office supplies, announced its plan to relocate its

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The latest polling shows increased public ------ for the stadium renovation project.

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I will have my bike __________next Saturday

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Ask him to come in. Don’t keep him ____________ at the door

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With greatly increased workloads, everyone is _______ pressure now.

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Magnum Plus cameras ------- very popular right now because they are so easy to use

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They _______ to the zoo yesterday.

Read the following passage and Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                                       WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (31)_________is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason (32)_________schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (33)_________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (34)_________  and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy— may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats (35)_________in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

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Revenue growth exceeding 2 percent was seen ------- all business segments this quarter