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:

The education system is a mirror that reflects the culture.

As the wind blows over the land, it often  ______ small grains of sand.

Since I _______ to the town, I _______ home.

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We would ............. to stay at home this evening.

Could you _     me a hand with the washing-up, Kent?

They don't mix work and play so you shouldn't make jokes ______ you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people.

His funny story is so __________ that we can't help laughing. 

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He was ...... because of irresponsibility.

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Bread and butter ______ my family's daily food ten years ago.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
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Oil......................... if you pour it on water. 

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A signed order form indicates the advertiser's………of all stated terms and conditions.

Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special (1) ________ to women's rights and women's position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women's rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social, and economic equality between women and men. This article (2)________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their  (3)____________and impact. 
Feminists are united by the idea that women's position in society is unequal to (4) ________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, and economic (5) __________of women. However, feminists have used different theories to explain these (6) ____________ and have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical variations in the nature of feminism. 
Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800 and (7) _______until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (8) ______ but has also developed a (9)_______ of theories and approaches that stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (10)_____ needs of women.
(1).........................

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He fell off his bike, ……. three teeth.

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I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.

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After five weeks, both parties in the strike agreed that it should be settled by____________.

All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and  ______. In the USA.

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When he ....... all the letters, he took them to the post office.

Before they _____ for the beach the sun was shining, but by the time they arrived it had clouded over.

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Our villa in Greece is on the top of a hill overlooking some olive_____________.

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We welcome you to theParibas Company. Weare pleased that you have accepted a full-time position as a financial adviser ______in our Kuala Lumpur office.