Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was …......…. by Congress in 1973.

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.
(38)..............................

All students are required to attend the course in order to be eligible for a certificate. 

Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture.

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

The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient attention to and investment in its conservation.

Tom said that                    ​

______ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.     

I can’t possily lend you any more money; it is quite out of the ....................

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People should eat ____ and do ____ to reduce the risk of heart disease.

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.

An indecisive commander is unlikely to win the confidence of his men.

Choose the best answer:
.___________is it from your house to school? -500 meters.

Our first priority is to offer free education to all people. 

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He had to leave early, ______ he?

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Hair colour is one of the most obvious characteristics to be used to_______people. 

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Many nations have laws offering protection to these species, such as forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating _______.

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I don’t believe ...................... the existence ............ UFOs ............Earth.

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

I made a real_______ in my English when I started practicing listening more often.

I walked away as calmly as I could. ___________, they would have thought I was a thief.

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

Dinosaurs were unable to survive severe ice age weather conditions.

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They eventually realize that reckless _______ of the earth's resources can lead only to eventual global disaster.