.......................... people are those who share the same interests, or points of view.

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

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: 

Many parents may fail to recognize and respond to their children's needs until frustration explodes into difficult or uncooperative behaviour.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Mai lets her children____ up late on Saturday evenings."

He’s a ................... boy. He knows everything from books never gives any logical and practical solutions.

Our first priority is to offer free education to all people. 

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

Clearing forests for timber has resulted ____ the loss of biodiversity.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(40).......................

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.
While Tom Spinkler was travelling along Wagon Wheel Road in Big Cypress Swamp in South Florida, he came across a young snake.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal ____.

After a decade of economic liberalization, Vietnam has seen a dramatic rise in living..................... in urban areas.

I think I put my ............... in it when I asked Lisa about her ex-husband.

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

In many countries, prospective university students apply for  ............... during their last year of high school.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence:  I would rather ……. poor but happy than become rich without happiness.

Choose the best answer:

It .................. dangerous to swim in deep rivers.

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: 

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

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:

Most of the guests at the dinner party chose to dress elegantly, but one man wore jeans and a T-shirt, he was later identified as a high school teacher.

Choose the best answer:

Don’t worry, everything is .............. control.

Communist is the highest form of   .................

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I am tired of my neighbors....................  noise every night.