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:

 This is the third successive time the firm receives this award.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                                           ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)_________human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33) ________  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (34)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (35) ________  increasingly heavy demands on it

(32).......................

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes the sentence. "Chest pains can be a warning …….. of heart problems."

“I couldn’t get into the house because I had lost my key”

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:

We always have believed (A) that honesty is the best policy (B) in personal (C) as  well as professional (D) matters.

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:

As a newspaper reporter, she always wanted to get information at first hand.

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: 

Ralph Nader was the most prominent leader of the U.S consumer protection movement. 

Choose the best answer:

They started, as ........ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

There's somebody walking behind us. I think we are _________.

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:

Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.

I enjoy my job as a baker but it's taken me over five years to ________ to working at nights.

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Geothermal energy is energy to obtain by using heat from the Earth's interior.

In many cultures, people signify their agreement by _______ their head.

Jet lag is a sleep disturbance.------ common symptoms of jet lag are fatigue and irritability.

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75% of the world’s population habitually consume caffeine, which up to a point masks the symptoms of sleep deprivation.

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Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation, and generating electricity for the surrounding area.

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Children are expected to make the right thing both at school and at home.

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There must be a mutual trust between friends.

Researchers in communication show that more feelings and intentions are (1) _______ and received nonverbally than verbally. Mehrabian and Wienerfollowing have stated that only 7%(2) _______ message is sent through words, with remaining 93% sent nonverbal (3)_______. Humans use nonverbal communication because: Words have limitations: There are (4)_______ areas where nonverbal communication is more (5)_______ than verbal, especially when we explain the shape, directions, personalities which are expressed nonverbally. Nonverbal signal are powerful: Nonverbal cues primarily express inner (6)_______ while verbal messages deal basically with outside world. [primarily: mainly] Nonverbal message are likely (7)_______ more genuine: because nonverbal behaviors cannot be controlled as easily as spoken words. Nonverbal signals can express feelings inappropriate to state: Social etiquette limits (8)_______ can be said, but nonverbal cues can communicate thoughts. A separate communication channel is necessary to (9)_______ send complex messages: A speaker can add enormously to the complexity of the verbal message through simple nonverbal (10)_______.
(5)________________

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:

Educators are complaining that students rely on social media so much that they lose the ability to think critically.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Only (A)by reading carefully and slowly(B) that you can understand (C)what the manual (D)says.