The government’s ___________ led to the serious financial crisis. (MANAGE)

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There is a meeting ............ 9 am and 2 pm.

A number of the Pacific Islands are volcanoes that have pushed up from the ocean floor, the others are the tops sunken mountain ranges.

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The prices in the catalog include both state and national taxes _______________   not delivery charges.

A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.

What does global warming have.................. overpopulation?

______ saying was so important that I asked everyone to stop talking and listen.     

I have lived in this city for so long, so I’ve grown ................ to the noise of vehicles.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(37)..............................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.

He is an honest man. You can rely on him to do a good job.

Humus is formed during soil microorganisms decompose animal and plant material into usable elements by plants.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "The number of tourists ______ because now it is more difficult for them to see the elephants in the wild."

Electric motors range in size from the tiny mechanisms that operate sewing machine to the great engines in heavy locomotives.

My wife is always.............. when she has a problem at work and becomes angry at me for no reason at all.

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I am fond of ........... to the movie on Sundays.

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It .................. dangerous to swim in deep rivers.

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He can’t get home .............. he has the ticket.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

“What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,” said the government staff to the reporter.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence:  I would rather ……. poor but happy than become rich without happiness.

In fact, learning is not confined to the classroom environment and school subjects.

I caught a cold yesterday from …... in the rain.