I usually ............. to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus.

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

Why are you_____________? Is anyone sleeping?

Sucrose, which supplies glucose to the body, is ______ from the sugar cane plant, and white sugar (pure sucrose) is used by food technologists to measure sweetness in other substances.

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Please come in. Mr Jones is free ............. you now.

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The strategic planning committee's recommendation was that more emphasis should be put --------- research and development in the coming year.

The marketers make an…………of products that attract a wide variety of potential customers.

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The old school doesn’t _____________any more. It was torn down in 1972. 

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.
(2)....................

Whenever my little sister …, all of us will run to her. 

My brother is interested in doing                     research.

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There are many___________signs that the quality of education is improving in this country.

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__________offering lightweight clothing, Hurvitz Travel Wear also sells stylish luggage and accessories.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(5)........................

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

 Man:”I heard you have a part in the school play tonight.” Woman:”Yes, and I’m on pins and needles.”

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The announcement of John Stanton's retirement was not well received by most of the staff members, but Leslie, his long time friend and colleague, was extremely …….to hear that Mr Stanton will now be able to enjoy some leisure time.

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His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam _________  other ASEAN leaders signed the ASEAN Charter on 20 November 2007 in Singapore.

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The president has just realized that the launch of our new product must be postponed owing to unfavorable conditions in the market.

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.”

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I risked ........... the road.

On a world-wide scale, forests help to slow down the effects of global warming by using up the gas known as carbon dioxide and giving _______ the oxygen we need to breathe.

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Ms. Yasuda’s _________ in managing difficult projects has earned her respect  from colleagues and company officials.