_______ for my train the morning, I met an old school friend.

Read the passage and choose the best option to complete each blank. 
Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy (1) _______ historically revolves around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan Singapore is one (2)_______ the Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on export, refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted twenty six (3) ________ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well –diversified into electronic petroleum refining chemicals, (4) _______ engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world foundry water output. Singapore’s the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is The world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (5) _______ Tokyo
(5)............................

Choose the best answer:

Mr. Rap ........ mathematics before he ....... to literature.

As an adult, I'm independent _____ my parents financially.

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 related publications are far too numerous to list individually.

We’re waiting for him to make up his mind. I wish he’d be more ......................

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

Because the federal government provides only limited funds to schools, individual school districts ______ on funds from local property taxes to meet the vast majority of public schools tend to reflect the financial capabilities of the communities in which they are located.

Some are independent, while others are more  _____ to their mothers. 

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

Noted author Neha Dehuri will be signing copies of her…......... acclaimed book,

The Forgotten, on Sunday at the Gloucester University Bookstore.

Please complete the return list__________ the reason for the return and it will be processed promptly. 

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.
(6)....................

They don't mix work and play so you shouldn't make jokes ______ you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people.

Amnesty International is an international recognized ______ organization.

We are  _________  to produce unemployment by 50%.

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: 

“I’m sorry, madam. This is the fixed price and there is no discount.”

Choose the best answer:

The man refused …….. to the hospital.

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

To maintain the laboratory’s high ___________, employees are required to  attend an annual training workshop.

Choose the best answer:

He has just bought ....... expensive new furniture.

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

My sister brought her camera into this area illegally so it was_____________.

We moved to the countryside because we wanted to be close to _____nature.