Many tourists have decided to visit Ha Long Bay because of UNESCO’s ............... of its natural beauty.

Many people feel there is ________ point in voting, even in a general election. 

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.
(35)..............................

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The supervisor is skilled at managing the ------ balance between the needs of staff and those of upper management.

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Unless the two signatures are identical, the bank won’t honor the check.

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Nutritionists believe that vitamins circumvent diseases.

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Nonfat milk has slightly less fat than low fat.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: The town …….. a decline after the mine closed.

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The government is not prepared to tolerate this situation any longer.

Halifax is largest city and chief port of Nova Scotia and is the eastern terminus of Canada’s two great railway systems.

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Would you like to drink milk ................... coffee?

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Not all the staff in this company ............. in full- time employment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

“You’ve eaten all the chocolate cake?” – “What of it?”

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------- having television stations across the state, the American Media Corporation owns several magazines and newspapers.

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I like seeing the ............... crashing onto the beach.

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She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

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Unless you understand, I ........... explain it again to you.

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Ms. Waddill provided a few members of her department with an ___________   covering the key points of the C EO ' s speech.

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. "Excuse me! Can you show me the way to Main Street?" - "________"

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Prior to permanently shutting down, Rebound Media thanked customers for the  _____________  they had shown over the years.

In order to avoid boredom, the most important thing is to keep oneself  ................