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: 

Biologists have introducted a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species.

I revised my views _____ comments from colleagues.

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_____________ a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will also be a holiday.

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The Zans Corporation  _____________  manufacturing all of its luxury wallets and footwear domestically next year.

A ................ is a film with factual information, often about a problem in society.

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We used to climb up the crest of the hill to get a good view of the surroundings.

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Most deserts are enormous sandy areas.

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Our company has  __________  been stronger or better positioned for sustained, profitable growth than it is today.

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Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.

A number of young teachers nowadays ............... themselves to teaching disadvantaged children.

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----------- auditing the financial records of Rockford Consulting, the accountant will submit an official report.

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A ...... is a tropical storm which reaches 120 km per hour.

The novelty of married life seems to .............. if the couple involved don't have ways to renew their love.

 A _______ is a landscape or region that receives very little precipitation.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
(6).........................

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The new mayor, Evan Woolley, gave a ------ speech to thank everyone who had voted for him.

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: 

The nominating committee always meet behind closed doors, lest its deliberations become known prematurely.

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:

When it comes to diversity, language can be a bridge for building relationships, or a tool for creating and maintaining divisions across differences.

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After working at the same company for thirty years, my grandfather was looking forward to his ____.

Rolling wheat  _______ cover much of the Prairie Provinces—Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

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Because of a recent artwork donation, the Libsing Art Museum will soon be displaying a new --.