He recommended me ……… it. 

The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ....................  from the sun than land in humid climates do.

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Clearing forests for timber has resulted ____ the loss of biodiversity.

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It’s a right .......................!

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

What he can't do is to make attendance compulsory, or threaten that non attendance will delay other qualifications.

I’m afraid I can’t help you. I am completely _____ astrophysics.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved ____ of ourselves.

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.
(41)..............................

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There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.

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Because of his hard work, he was able to recover his losses from the accident.

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to ......................... the Soviet economy.

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Despite having a bigger and cheaper choice of healthy foods, many Americans have lost a lot of weight.

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

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In Africa, many children die from not having enough food.

Tom never stays in one place for long. He always gets  ............... feet and sets off on his travels again.

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She looked ...........  when she heard the ................  news. 

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: 

A large city such as Chicago would be called an urban area.

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The year 2000 can be considered as a milestone for the hearing-impaired as the Nippon Foundation launched a disability support project.

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The result will be better if he ............... harder.

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I like Mary very much ......... I don’t like her brother.

A generation gap or generational gap, is a difference ____ opinions between one generation and another regarding beliefs, politics, or values.