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“When will Mary be able to leave hospital?” –“Don’t be so impatient. We cannot release her before we _________ the last test.

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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Our small company has been growing by _____________over the past year, thanks in no small part to our aggressive new marketing campaign

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:

 Let's wait here for her; I'm sure she'll turn up before long.

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The used coffee grounds should be disposed of at the end of ------- business day

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Biofishery, Inc. plans to develop a natural ------ system that uses algae to detect changes in toxin levels found in lakes

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Please put an ------- supply of premium snack items on the carts for the next flight

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A recent ------- found that property values in the Agate Valley region had increased by 3 percent between January and June

I don’t want to sound like I’m _____ the law, but if you don’t keep the noise down you’ll have to leave.

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Interns must complete and return the new hire ------ by their first day of work

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…..... the formal part of this evening’s proceedings, you are all welcome to pass into the dining hall for a relaxed buffet dinner

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It is too cold for us__________

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Watching sport was _______ activity on Saturday afternoons in Britain

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When taking a book order, agents must record the customer’s name and the -------price of each item

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The single market is designed to ______________ barriers to the free movement of goods, services and people.

I love _______ films but I seldom find time to go the cinema.

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My mother doesn't let me __________out at night

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Once your initial deposit -------, you can pick up the keys for the apartment from the real estate agency

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The church is over 200 years old. Our class visited it last summer.

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When recently -------, residents of Mill Creek Park said that street disrepair is the issue that concerns them most

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He _________ the mayor of the town for seven years until his death last year