He is not willing _______ the risk of losing his money.

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There ___________________ a lot of grasses in the garden last summer

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Two people are talking to each other.
- “Hello, I’d like to speak with Mrs. Smith.”- "________"

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In the hotel lobby, the detective caught _____ of the man who had been hired to follow.

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After giving the team their assignment, the project manager left them to figure out a strategy on -------

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:

Some newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth just to impress readers with sensational news stories.

The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
(6).........................

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A: "How do you know the company is going bust?"
B: "I heard it on the______________."

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:

The best defense against tsunamis are early warning that allows people to seek higher ground.

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It's _________________ to blame video games for violent behavior in young men.

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The architects have made _________________ use of glass and transparent plastic

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:

Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.

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They __________________ the classroom by the end of the hour

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The NatureServe Network empowers people to sustain ____ by making sure everyone has access to the knowledge of our shared lands and waters.

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When booking a flight, it is wise to ------- the guidelines for luggage size on the airline’s Web site.

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We think such information should be made ___________ and not left vague

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I'd love to sit down with you for a drink, but as you can see by the uniform I'm wearing, I'm actually on ________ right now

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............, I forgot my homework. Therefore, I got a bad mark

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Advertisements for food and drink that _________ high level of sugar and fat should be restricted on TV and other means of mass media

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Conditions on the ship were often very bad, and crews were on the point of _______________