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When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for ________15 minutes

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 15 to 19
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources.  We (15)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (16)____ of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic(17) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific(18) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (19)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel
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His parents won’t let him play ice hockey because they think it’s too _________

It is anticipated that this project. ....................and all lanes will be reopened to traffic by approximately 5 a.m. on Friday, October 12, 2007.

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He wanted to _______ off all his work before he came to the cinema with us

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:

Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

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:

Though (A) formally close friends, they (B) have now been estranged from (C) each other due to some (D) regrettable misunderstandings.

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When students work effectively in a _______ group, they can improve their achievement and satisfaction with their own study

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I suppose he is quite _________ -he sends me flowers on my birthday and tells me I’m looking beautiful and so on

During the lesson, if you have questions or comments, please feel free to ____ them.

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Professor Blumstein says that ecotourism is similar ____ domesticating or urbanizing the animals

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I was so nervous about meeting Sophie’s parents for the first time, but her dad immediately broke the __________ by asking about my car, and everything went great after that.

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The band seemed to lack the ________ and spontaneity of their early years.

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Trump lost more money than anyone in America between 1985 and 1994: $1.17 billion. In a _____, Trump is the biggest loser in the history of the United States

This restaurant was highly recommended for good service, delicious food and kind-hearted boss.

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They will put up a new bridge next year.

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Due to the increase in the number of online customers, small businesses will need to drop costs in order to survive

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:

 Both CARE and Oxfam organisations have programmes to help people in underdeveloped countries better their lives.

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As a child, I had an imaginary friend _________ Polly.

Paul has just sold his  ........... car and intends to buy a new one.ack

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We’ve got some time to __________ before the meeting begins, so let’s go for a stroll in the park. I want to have a coffee.