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: 

The giraffe is conspicuous in the grasslands because of its long neck.

Most developing countries are in  ............. of capital and technical assistance.

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:

When we went to the airport to see her off, we had a traffic jam.

The ASEAN Para-Games is a biannual  multi-sport  ................ held after every Southeast Asian Games for athletes with physical disabilities.

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:

I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!

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)..............................

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: 

There was a long period without rain in the countryside last year so the harvest was poor.

Choose the best answer:

It was ................. to listen to the story which the guide told. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(40).......................

-Lan: "Happy birthday! This is a small present for you." – Nga _____ "

Unlike wood, paper, and fabric which tendency to disintegrate after being buried for many years, ceramics and glassware although easily broken, survive well in the ground.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

He was an  .............  writer because he persuaded many people to see the truth of his idea.

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An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.

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: 

Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive.

Many scientists ................ all their lives to working out answers to problems.

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Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

Choose the best answer Where are you going to spend your vacation?

– I don’t know yet. Maybe we _____  to Italy next summer.

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

When the forest disappears, so too will Indonesia's rich biological diversity be effected and disappear forever.

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: 

Nonfat milk has slightly less fat than low fat.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Cardston Corporation's fiscal records are kept in  ___________-  boxes and are stored according to year.