Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. "The subway are often crowded in the morning ____ people rush to work."

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:

He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.

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:

I intended to spend a romantic weekend in Bali but the weather forecast was appalling enough to put me off.

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She’s recently been under the weather, ___________?

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:

 A nuclear power plant emits less radiation than a granite structure of similar proportion, such as the Lincoln Memorial. “Emits” means     .

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Ecotourism in distant and remote spots around the planet is getting more popular ____ tourists and tour guides

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: 

A desert area that (A) has been (B) without water for six years will (C) still bloom when rain (D) will come.

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That poor man used to live in a ________ house with two dogs and a cat

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This car is _______________ of the two models in the showroom.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Jane had to _________ a great deal of information on the first day of her new job.'

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She got this high paid job because she’s extremely competent and industrial.

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She threatened to do herself ______ when her husband ran away with her best friend

The lights _______ out because we _______ the electricity bill.

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He gave me a ___________ box to say sorry to me for what he had done

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They had cooperated closely________the investors________the planning of the upcoming project

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
(17).....................................

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This firm’s gone to the _______ since the new management took over

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There are small ________between British and American English.

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Lyn was very excited when she saw that bird but her brother told her it wasn’t a rare bird, just a common or ______________ sparrow

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Don’t take it as __________ that you’ll be promoted in your job, other colleagues stand a good chance too

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He _______the tap but could get no water