When did Vietnam _________ the association of Southeast Asian Nations?

According to the preliminary analysis by the labor department, the recovery of the economy this year lead to an increase in employment, __________ with the same period last year. 

A _____ of dancers from Beijing is one of the leading attractions in the festival.    

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
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A combined gross domestic _______ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of around 6% per year

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:

He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.

Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time _____ their computer?

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ASEAN economic cooperation _______ many areas, such as agriculture, industry, services, transportations, and tourism.

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.
(10).........................

Most of the students in that special school are making good progress, but Michael is a ____ case.

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Last  year, Trigto  Communications___________seven successful new phone models.

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You may return for full credit any merchandise with ------------ you are not satisfied. 

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____________project manager, Ms. Chung will be directly responsible to the company president.

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Mr. Gupta is….......... the few scientists who have been honored by both the Cooperson Society and the Henley Science Committee.

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You will find the  manual  very helpful__________any problems you encounter when you first use the software.

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Where’s your mother? She is busy ......... in the kitchen.

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

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East Abihay City is run ------------ a mayor and six-member council who are elected  for four years. 

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The warranty on Lelen saucepans does not apply to damages that result from  ________ use of cookware.

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

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________ in the field of neurobiology consider Dr. Patterson’s study  inconclusive because of its limited sample size.