You are not allowed ...on the airplane. 

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A/ an ____ species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct.

Employee contracts are eligible for .............. each year.

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She asked me where I .............. from.

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I want to .............. of course.

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It rains heavily, ................ I can’t go to the cinema with you.

Union leaders feel it is time Cabinet Ministers put their _________________ on the table regarding their long-term plans.

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There are ______ words in English having more than one meaning. Pay close attention to this fact.

The boy quickly ............. the old woman’s telephone number to memory.

The boy was sent to the police because of several ___________that he had taken part in.

In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 .................... to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake.

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The Internet is very fast to get ................    

Most novels are divided into several .....................

All payments to the ICRC are ................... and are received as donations.

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She went to the theater last night ............... had a wonderful time.

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He fell off his bike, and he’s been in bad ................. for several days now. 

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We stayed at home ............. it rained heavily.

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.
(40)..............................

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I’m .................. of hearing your excuses for your lateness. 

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.

If he so much as harms a hair on her head, I won't be responsible for my actions.

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)..............................