Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The board of trustees took a ------- to decide who would replace the retiring company president.

Abraham Lincolns boyhood home resembled those of many others midwestern pioneers, with its dirt floor, sleeping loft, and crude fireplace.

All candidates will be treated equally, ................... of their age or background.

When we went to Egypt he knew ______________ no Arabic, but within six months he had become extremely fluent.

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.................. he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.

 Do you often practise ….... English? 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(42)..............................

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Forest dwellers had always hunted the local _______ but their needs had been small.

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

Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

We all welcome the government's initiative to boost lifelong learning.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence:  Industry in Britain has been…… decline since the 1970s.

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: 

Efforts by the government agency to improve its work were hampered by lack of funds.

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She describes herself .......................... a fashion designer.

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: 

If that was done on a national scale, we would wipe out this infectious disease.

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You _____ take your umbrella along with you today. It ____ rain later on this afternoon.

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Mary is ..................in gardening. She can work in the garden for hours. 

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:

Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: The town …….. a decline after the mine closed.

When I borrowed his book, he was angry as if he_____ the most precious thing in this world.

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TNP Tech will allow users to download its new software for free until September 1 but will start charging for it  ___________

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:

A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.