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 issue of pay rise will loom large at this year’s conference as it is what all the attendees want to mention.

Her career really _____ after she was spotted by a talent scout.

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

I couldn't see what she was doing. It was so dark down there.

The organization underwent ............... reforms.

Thanks to the invention of labor-saving  ..............., domestic chores are no longer a burden.

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Once the account has been ____________   , the user will be asked to re-enter their login name and password.

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Without telling her directly, they ______ that she’d got the job.

Ernest Hemingway is one of my  .................  American writers.

I ________the garden. No sooner had I finished watering it than it came down in torrents.

The world's biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, which makes wildlife _______.

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

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All employees need a written  ___________  from the manager to access the office during off - hours.

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I usually get up late and ................ breakfast at 7. 30 a. m. 

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Many modern medicines are derived _______ plants and animals.

What is your barrier to lifelong learning?

In spite ................. his did not get the highest grade in the final exam.

She nearly lost her own life in a(n) ...................  to save the child from drowning.

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The casting director was looking for an actor with an  ____________  tone of voice that can persuade listeners to buy a product.

If an area is _______, all the trees there are cut down or destroyed.

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Hotel employees are stationed at the check-in desk _______________   you have any questions during your stay.

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:

Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.