Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

The most striking technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution.

................. reserve tickets for this event, please fill in the form below and your tickets will be emailed to you.

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Gigantica Studio’s new action movie has some scenes which may be inappropriate for  ___________ under the age of 15.

Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
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Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Her father …… a heavy burden of responsibility.

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Owing to his knowledge of historic buildings Luis Harmon was  ______________  to lead the Main Street Restoration Project.

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The food  ________________  for the conference must be sent to the caterer by Friday at 5:00 P.M.

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AEG Co. is looking for sales associates who demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to work in a   ________ manner.

The quality of the young artist’s painting is beginning to gain _____ throughout the world.

 She is looking _______ a new place to live because she does not want to depend _______ her parents any more.

Many parents believe that they should begin to teach their children to read when they are ________ more than toddlers.

Although Edgar Allan Poe is recognized as the originator of the mystery story genre and as a master of the short story, literary critics and the general public have debated the extent of both his genius and his madness since his death in 1849. Poe rose from destitute beginnings as an orphan to a childhood of relative comfort when a wealthy businessman took him in. As a young man, however, he descended through poverty and mental illness to an early death at the age of forty. In his short career, he produced dozens of poems, stories, and critical essays that reflect his brilliant creative intellect.

At twenty, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his impoverished aunt and her daughter, where he eventually married his fourteen-year-old cousin, Virginia. Poe was obviously devoted to his young wife, and idealized images of her appear in many of his female characters. It is difficult to suppose, however, that they had a close relationship, since she was many years younger than he was and chronically ill with tuberculosis. Although Poe wrote for various newspapers and magazines during this time, making great strides in literary criticism and developing his short-story style, he achieved no monetary success.

His sensitive personality and a hereditary tendency to neurosis contributed to a tragic mental decline; however, this only seems to have reinforced the brilliant imagery and fascinating morbidity that he achieved in his tales. Many critics speculate that Poe also suffered from alcoholism and opium addiction. The fantastical quality of his work earned him a devoted posthumous following in France, but he was generally disparaged by his American contemporaries.

When Poe wrote for magazines, he —–.

The Fresh Twister energy drink is made with fresh lemon juice and red wine and tends to be a bestseller .................. the ladies.

The teacher never lets us ---------- out when ------- ----. 

.................. the difficult economic crisis, LK Electronics tried to build a new customer base in emerging markets.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  …….food for the party, that’s all being taken care of.

We take every appropriate measure to ensure that your personal information is kept ...................

.............. bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast. 

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The statue on Hastings Avenue that was unveiled in a ceremony yesterday  __________ by an ancient Roman sculpture.

- A: “John got married again.” - B: “Really? Who _____?”

The Department of Music features an annual ............... of musical performances by guest artists, faculty members and music students.