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’re not trying to suggest I should turn a blind eye and forget all about it?

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Cheetah's tail is ____ during fast running, because it balances the animal and allows fast and sudden turns which happen often when the prey tries to escape.

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It’s raining heavily, ............... I can’t go out.

We’ve only got __________ milk left so get some when you go shopping. 

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A lot of ............... come to Van Mieu every day.

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Those wishing to participate in the sales ------- that will be held in the coming month must sign up by noon on Wednesday.

S. Eliot received wide recognition after publishes The Waste Land, which fused poetic traditions with elements of modern music and language.

 By the time their baby arrives, the Johnson hope _______ painting and decorating the new nursery. 

_____ ten people came forward of their own accord. Despite this, we decided not to recruit more participants.

I’ll lend you the money and you ________ pay me back till next month.

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

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The company issued a statement yesterday evening in ______________   to the merger agreement.

He promised to mend the broken wheel soon without _________.

The victims of the disaster finally decided not to choose ____of the two plans of receiving relief supplies from the government.

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:

He was so insubordinate that he lost his job within a week.

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:

Whenver problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly

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We’ll make this beach clean and .................... again.

One moment you say you love me, the next moment you are dating another girl, __________?

The idea of  building a  ................... with human intelligence is not only ambitious butalso highly unconventional.

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We will be there ........... 5 o’clock early .............. the morning.

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 Besides, several programmes should be ____ that spreads the world of the conservation of the elephants in the public.