The announcement of John Stanton's retirement was not well received by most of the staff members, but Leslie, his long time friend and colleague, was extremely …….to hear that Mr Stanton will now be able to enjoy some leisure time.

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

Since employees often have to meet with clients with no prior notice,  Park Interior Design enforces dress code -------- at all times. 

ASEAN also try to solve the problems of ethnic tensions which might lead _______ civil war.

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

Her poor health made her_______________of climbing the mountain. 

You were ….not to be killed in the accident.

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

Dresch Power Tools has stopped production of its battery-operated drill ………..poor sales.

Choose the best answer:

Do you have difficulty .................. a flat to rent?

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
I just wanted to let you know that print advertising templates for the Vectra small- appliance line have been completed and are ready for your inspection.............. you suggested, we have focused on the affordability of the products as well as their ease of use.

Regional development activities have been carried out _______ ASEAN cooperation

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare …. land development and the razing of wild goats.

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

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

I wouldn’t say I know her __________, but we see each other from time to time.

As ______ as this, there is the strength of the book as a tradition.

 I have never met one of the most __________ people like that. 

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) ...... forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ...... twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ........ They are being filled with poison, industrial and nuclear (4) ......., chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (5) ...... of half the earth's living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (6) ...... on the world's climate and on our agriculture and food supplies, will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) ...... - a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (8) ...... to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds, including the tiger, to (9) ........ Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money - and if more governments wake up to what is happening -perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help US to avoid the disaster that (10) ...... the natural world, and all of US will be with it.
(5)..................

Tidy your room, and stop ____ excuses!”

Choose the correct answer:

Rice is the _______ exported product of Vietnam.

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:

The teacher asked a difficult question, but finally Ted came up with a good answer

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: 

People sometimes choose partners who compensate for their own shortcomings.

Really good friends ___ the good times and the bad times, help you when you have got problems and never turn their backs on you.

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.
(9)....................