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.
They are going to suffer a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much

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For a true understanding of our production levels, data from oil-drilling sites must be as -------- as possible

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The higher the sea level is, _______.

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We waited over five hours for Sam Willis in the hope ________ the project

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None of the boys in this class are good at English

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They would like a teacher __________ native language is English

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It really gets on my ___________when people talk loudly on the phone in public

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Many fans were shocked when the team captain, John Turner, signed a two-year contract with a…. team for an undisclosed amount

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John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

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_______ is a fact many smokers choose to ignore

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Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day

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We’re not _____________ any new staff at the moment.

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When they get together, all they talk  _______ is football

Complete the conversation about urbanisation in Ho Chi Minh City, using the responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.
Mai: I’ve seen a lot of high buildings are under construction in out city, Mr. Tan. It’s an example of urbanisation in your lecture.
Mr. Tan: That’s right. Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in our country with an urban area of 10 million inhabitants.
Mai: Wow, really? Is it the official figure of our city’s population?
Mr. Tan: Of course not. There are so many people who come to work in the city but their residence certificates is in the countryside. (16)_________. It is called “the floating population”.
Mai: “The floating population”? Does our city have the highest rate of economic growth?
Mr. Tan: Yes, it does. It’s the most major economic centre of our country?
Mai: I guess our city faces several issues, such as housing. Is that right, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: You’re right. (17)__________. Work has begun on the construction of the new district of Thu Thiem on the other bank of the Saigon River, and soon in Thanh Da.
Mai: Fantastic. It’ll become a new center of our city.
Mr. Tan: Like Pudong in Shanghai, Mai. (18)___________.
Mai: The traffic is always so heavy. The number of road accidents is on the rise and has affected the young population.
Mr. Tan: The present bus lines only meet 7% of the need transport. (19) _____________.
Mai: When will the metro lines be finished, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: By the year 2020. (20)________.

(18)..................

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I admired her confidence, not to ____________ the fact that she was intelligent and well spoken

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If you follow a balanced diet, you will have a healthy ______

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Influenced by the work of Malthus, Darwin came ____ a theory of natural selection and gradual evolution over time

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

By the time you get to the theater, the play ____________

I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will ____up soon.

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Because of cyber bullying, many Internet users delete their social ____.

When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.