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This school has excellent ...........................

The government   _________________     the flood victims with food, clothers and money.

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He went away without .............. the door.

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With the financial crisis over and banks eager to provide loans, it has never been ------- easy for the average person to own a home.

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.
(38)..............................

There’s _______ university in my neighborhood.

____ he was waiting for Sam outside the cinema, Jim realized that the street was funnily crowded.

You should change your wet shoes,             you’ll catch cold

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.

 The children (A)were playing  (B) last night outdoors when it (C)began to rain (D)very hard.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Elephant poaching costs African millions ____ tourism revenue"

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I am .................. of gardening and growing a wide variety of flowers. 

 Bread and butter …………… my usual breakfast 

Some people say that they are ................. of events going on elsewhere.

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.
(42).......................

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During the trip to Japan, we ................. a lot of pictures. 

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My cousin tends to look on the bright side in any circumstance.

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She asked me where I .............. from.

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:

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

Jason was wearing _____ at the party.

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I usually get up late and ................ breakfast at 7. 30 a. m. 

Scientific progress supplies us with .......................