I advise you ….... before deciding to accept that position. 

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.
(35)..............................

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Today, illegal hunting still threatens many species, especially large mammals such as tigers, rhinoceros, bears and even primates.

More and more school leavers want to pursue higher education.

 I don’t recall ______ him at the conference. 

She has always showed her genuine interest in lifelong learning.

Online courses have enabled many people to realize their learning objectives.

15,589 species (7,266 animal species and 8,323 plant species) are now considered _______ risk _______ extinction.

Stop  ................  about the bush, John! Just tell me exactly what the problem is.

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.
(44)..............................

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Employee assessments are _______________   carried out in December but may be delayed until January.

 I must remind my students that this grammar point needs …........ 

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Have you seen Peter lately? I’ve been looking .............. him this week. 

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I ................... him three years ago.

Some people ________ that animals and plants will never become extinct.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Relating poaching to financial benefits can _____ considered as one of the solutions to the problem."

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: 

The local government tried to play down the seriousness of the disaster.

The ................. north we go, the less likely we are to meet high temperatures.

I don't think office work is suitable for me. I'd like to work in a more challenging environment.

Choose the best answer:

He is an .................... of this newspaper.

Synchronized swimming is a sport in which groups of swimmers ................ in patterns in the water to music.