I was about ………………. and see you

The village was ...............  visible through the dense fog.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "For environmental safety, we need to find ways to reduce ______ of fumes and smoke of factories."

I try to be friendly, but it is hard to _____ some of my colleagues.

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.
(43)..............................

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Only after the atomic bomb ________ and development in the air travel _______, ______ science fiction really become popular.

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If it ................, we will go to the movies.

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I don’t mind .................. if you’re tired. 

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: 

The government is being widely criticized in the media for falling to limit air pollution.

All applicants must ............... a full CV with their job application before October 1st .

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Hector Calma project _______ leader for all Axos activities based in South Africa and is busy preparing to move there for an extended period.

Viet Nam is now willing to     part in the 24th SEA Games hosted by Thailand by the end of 2007 with a total of 958 athletes.

 All students must…………homework before going to class

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She cannot sing .................. but she can play the piano beautifully.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  They can type. They ………… type.

Ian has no difficulty in ____ into use the perfect plans his friends have prepared for him.

The little boy did nothing but _____ during the party.

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:

Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.

I’d like to make ____for crashing your car. Let me pay for the repairs.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Customers are asked to acknowledge receipt of their orders by  ______________  their names on a delivery form.

Greater efforts are needed to reach the goal of universal education.