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Today's online world is full of opportunities for all of us to ____ our own learning path.

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: 

There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.

I gave the waitress a $50 note and waited for my ...................

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The river near my house is ......................

For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open - door........................ and continued to woo foreign investment.

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The handwriting is completely ______ . This note must have been written a long time ago.

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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When friends insist on ________expensive gifts, it makes most people uncomfortable.

 All students must…………homework before going to class

_______ is the protection of environment and natural resources.

That style of dress _____have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death.

You have got many friends there, ……………..you?

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:

We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time.

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The building's new tenants  _----------  in the next couple of days, so the staff is getting everything ready.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions: 

The government is being widely criticized in the media for falling to limit air pollution.

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

Women usually don’t shake hands when being  ......................

The word "plummet"  is closest in meaning to ____.

The boy’s brought up by his grandmother, …………..he?

The company had to _______ reparation to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical pollution.

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She is too .......... with her work, so she doesn’t have time to go out with her friends.