Free _______ area is a designated group of countries that have agreed to eliminate tariffs, quotas, and preferences on most goods among them

Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank. 
Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy (1) _______ historically revolves around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan Singapore is one (2)_______ the Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on export, refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted twenty six (3) ________ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well –diversified into electronic petroleum refining chemicals, (4) _______ engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world foundry water output. Singapore’s the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is The world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (5) _______ Tokyo
(3)............................

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: 

Their contributions to science have earned them an everlasting place in history.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Major industries in this district include food processing and aircraft ----------. 

When the weather is cold, it is not very much fun to  ______a bus. 

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:

Nobody knows the origin of the Vietnamese long dress. There was no evidence about where and when it appeared.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Frank has been the______________of the local history museum for over 10 years now. 

Where is he? I ............... for him since three o'clock! 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Employees are asked to …. their work objectives with a supervisor before submitting the final copies to headquarter.

By my ____ they should be here within the hour.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

His ideas about the future of the company did not___________with those of the chairman. 

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The film star wore dark glasses in order not to ____  recognized.

 It was noisy next door. Our neighbors .........................a party. 

She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

Greg O'Leary has been leading research in our laboratories…………over eighteen years.

Among ASEAN's _______ greatest challenges are the integration of market diversity and the transitional economies of its member countries

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Franklin Catering Company offers a…. range of menu choices for both lunch and dinner.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Lisa was wearing a pure white dress, with a gold belt round her__________. 

They will come to your house or office and give you advice  ________ on your lifestyle and date of birth.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

He _________ to Hanoi ten days ago.

Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the _____ between the human and the machine.