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:

Did anyone acknowledge responsibility for the outbreak of the fire ?

(John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963) the 35th us President (1961-1963). He was the country's youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever ____ (1) ____, He was___(2)____known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy. He won a medal for____(3)____during World War II, and was elected to the us House of Representatives (1947-1953) and then___(4)___ the us Senate (1952-1960).
Kennedy's greatest success___ (5) ___President was in___ (6) ___the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked ____ (7) ____his brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to support the civil rights___ (8) ___. He was murdered in Dallas, probably by Lee Harvey Oswald, in one of the most shocking events in us history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but ___ (9) ___has ever been___(10)___proved. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F Kennedy
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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.

With so many daily design resources, how do you stay-up-date with technology without spending too much time on it?

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
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Integrating with _______ world's economy, ASEAN finds itself facing important opportunities and challenges

The ASEAN Science and Technology Week aims to promote science and technology _______ in the region

Health is something we tend to (1) ___when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (3)____of it. But illness can come, even (2)______we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5)__________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)___________a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______ . Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
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Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

If we do not hear from you, the subscription will be renewed for the term that you selected........ (one, two or three years), and at the same rate, regardless of price changes.

Travel can ____ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a way of life as well as a ________________ language.

The number of public school libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries.  _______, many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising cost of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access.

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:

He’s really delighted with his success.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The effective use of landscaping makes the difference between  having a real garden and --------------- a collection of plants.

Burning 250 or 500 calories per day can make a big _____ . 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The main_____________of the new electronic notepad is internet use.

In fact, it is impossible to do this, because a rainbow has no end - as you go towards the point where the rainbow seems to touch the ground, it moves away from you as quickly as you ________.

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: 

He sees that she’s talented, that she's a special person trying to escape her dead - end life.

Men have more of a ……. to put weight on around the waist and stomach areas and this is something they should be aware of.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

A study found that government _______ on building permits in Clarkburg  hasled to better city planning. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Kyung Bin Yi has been praised for her role in security several_______ contracts for Dwyer Industries’ fledgling mobile-computing division.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

The city council ________ approved the highway extension project pending the  results of an environmental review. 

Choose the best answer:

Peter ...... 13 films and I think his latest is the best.