No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I____ was about four years ago.

  

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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Fast………….in computer technology have made it possible for the public to access a second-to-none amount of news and information.

I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ....... a few days previously. 

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: When …… a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and abbreviations it contains.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Tom Hans is one of the best players in the country. We have won all of our games …..he joined our team.

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Fortunately the machine was not ........... when it caught fire.

It before you start applying for any job, you must be absolutely sure you have right ________.

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 shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customer’s behavior.

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Good friendship should be based on mutual .............

Our teacher tends to ________ certain subjects which she finds it difficult to talk about.

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:

Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitutes Niagara falls.

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

The Reyes Regional Theater will raise ticket prices this year          the expense of a new sound and lighting system.

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

He___________his life to the skill of the surgeons.

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Two thousand volunteers ……… the Illiteracy Eradication campaign this year.

Within minutes, he had  ________ for me to visit her and her family.

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

She will be……for identifying and developing new business opportunities 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.
(4)............................

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

Ms. Itoh from AFT Technology Consulting was------- in getting everyone familiar with our new computer system. 

ASEAN has _______ a community of Southeast' Asian nations at peace with one another and at peace with the world

Sucrose, which supplies glucose to the body, is extracted from the sugar cane plant, and white sugar (pure sucrose) is used by food technologists to ______ sweetness in other substances.