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Employee assessments are _______________   carried out in December but may be delayed until January.

Crops are often completely destroyed by _________ of locusts.

She has always showed her genuine interest in lifelong learning.

The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ....................  from the sun than land in humid climates do.

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This father writes for a magazine . He is a __________________________.

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I won’t go unless you ................. me the money back.

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Applicants  ______________  a form for a new license should make certain that it is completely filled out.

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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Let’s .................... somewhere for a drink!

It gets _______ when the winter is coming. 

A lot of waste from hotels and vehicles is also discharged into the water and air.

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All the teachers in this language center are ...................

Don’t go out now. We’re about to………….. lunch 

The old manager has just retired, so Tom takes ________his position.

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Many additional species are evaluated for possible protection under the ESA, and they …........…called “candidate” species.

It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and densely populated, such as much of Asia and Africa.

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Asking the ____ questions can be more important than having the answers.

I first met her two years ago when we ______ at Oxford University.     

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:

 The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

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We often go for a walk....................... the weekends.

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The human resources director asked for a complete ______________   of each staff member hired since January.