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Wisdom is not a product of schooling but the lifelong ____ to acquire it.

I can’t go out this morning. I’m up to ................. in reports.

A number of the Pacific Islands are volcanoes that have pushed up from the ocean floor, the others are the tops sunken mountain ranges.

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. 
Despite the wealth of information campaigns telling people about global warming and its causes, most people have (23) _______to realize how severe the problem is. Coming climate changes could alter as much as one third of plant and animal habitats by the end of the 22nd century. These changes could in (24) ____ cause widespread extinctions among plant and animal species around the globe. 
Coastal and island habitats are perhaps in the greatest danger (25) _______ they face the combined threats of warming oceans and rising sea levels. As habitats change, many animals will come under intense pressure to find more suitable homes for themselves. Mass (26) ____ of at least some animals are certainly to be expected, but the fact remains that many animals will simply not be able to move fast enough. 
Such dire predictions may sound alarmist, but they are based on the rather moderate estimate that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by 2100. Many scientists believe, however, that this figure is actually very conservative, and they claim that a tripling is far more realistic. If they are (27) ____, the effects on nature will be even more dramatic

Despite the wealth of information campaigns telling people about global warming and its causes, most people have (23) _______to realize how severe the problem is

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 loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.

The authority has made a lot of great efforts ________ endangered species.

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: 

"Don't be such a pessimist. I'm sure you'll soon get over it. Cheer up!" 

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: A leopard cannot change its ……

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Ho Chi Minh city is ...................  than Hanoi.

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You are bound to find information on the stock market crash of 1987 in the newspaper ________ .

The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual  multi-sport  ................ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities.

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His ...................... made us happy.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Often, computer – animation companies first _____ motion tests with simple computer-generated line drawings before selling their computers"

A ________ problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time. 

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

We decided to pay for the car on the installment plan.

I wish you ____ throw rubbish out of the car window.

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The tenor received widespread  _______________  for his superb performances at the annual opera festival.

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I don’t know ................. website is wonderful for me.

In fact, learning is not confined to the classroom environment and school subjects.

................. had I left my house when they arrived.

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:

Most of the guests at the dinner party chose to dress elegantly, but one man wore jeans and a T-shirt, he was later identified as a high school teacher.