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

He kept on butting in with silly comments, which made his teacher angry

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Jerry: You've gone through all your money so quickly? _____________.
Cathy: Not me! You know money always burns a hole in my pocket.

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This________of affairs shouldn’t be allowed to get worse by the government otherwise the masses lose their belief in them

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She wasn't properly dressed for the party and felt ............... her appearance.

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It’s hard to deny that humanity has played a pretty big role in changing nature ____ the worse

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 15 to 19
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources.  We (15)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (16)____ of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic(17) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific(18) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (19)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel
(16).....................................

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The high quality of Mercedes cars has enabled the company to gain a competitive _________ over its rivals in the world markets

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I’m not pronouncing that new word correctly, _______________?

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It is imperative____________ towards a solution to global warming before the weather patterns of the world are disrupted irreparably

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In Germany, it is important to arrive ____ time when you are invited to someone’s house

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_______ graduated from college

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Travelling to ______ countries in the world enables me to learn many interesting things.

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My family really loves Japanese food, ____ we order it twice a week

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The rivers in the local area are heavily polluted ____ wastes released from nearby factories

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Laura doesn’t know right now, but she will ________ you as soon as she has information

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Is it necessary that I _____ here tomorrow?

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The handwriting is completely illegible. This note ____________a long time ago.

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I’m ______no moodto go to the party tonight because I have an argument over party cake with Jane this afternoon.

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

The news should be put in the most noticeable place so that all the students can be well informed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: 

Their children learn (A) primarily by directly (B) experiencing the (C) world around (D) it.

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All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central agency _______ UK universities and colleges of higher education