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:

It’s a really difficult matter to decide how to solve now. I will need time to think it twice.

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It has been projected that sales organic fruit and vegetables will increase __________20 percent this year.

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________ Malone Heating can provide same-day installation of heating units,  an extra fee will be charged.

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ASEAN has emphasized cooperation in the "three pillars" of security, socio cultural and economic _______ in the region.

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Zarina Bekler’s new autumn collection features skirts in a ______ variety of  colors and fabrics.

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When it rained heavily, John usually ........ at home.

The man __________over there is my boyfriend. 

Building a sensible diet and exercise plan is the key_____ maintaining a consistent weight.

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If you have any problems with the.............. process, contact technical support at extension 492.

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Cathy was wearing a black leather belt with a big silver__________.

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The Waterown South bus station is..................... for repairs until May 16.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, ______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. 

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All the members of the__________-- had a party after the play was over.

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You are very_______________ if you think everything that you read about famous pop stars is true.

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: 

It’s discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income.

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Among the sales managers,_________has the highest sales record by the end of this year will receive the distinguished R.F. Fowler Award.

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:

She came to the meeting late on purpose so she would miss the introductory speech.

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________ Malone Heating can provide same-day installation of heating units,  an extra fee will be charged.

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Mr. Kensington has already filed the expense report for............... recent trip to Hong Kong.

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
(1)......................

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Salvador Gomez worked__________ in planning the festival, and he deserves much of the credit for its success.