_____ ten people came forward of their own accord. Despite this, we decided not to recruit more participants.

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.
(36)..............................

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: 

S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr Mayo's outstanding  humanitarianism.

A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.

.................. is the activity of doing special exercises regularly in order to make your muscles grow bigger.

A Committee was set up under the ________ of Edmund Compton. 

Safety should take ...............  over all other matters in the workplace.

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: 

More people are now employed in service industries than in manufacturing.

Most environmental problems are ______ to lacks of awareness and understanding of humans.

What does global warming have.................. overpopulation?

Vietnamese athletes performed ................. and won a lot of gold medals.

Nowadays, lifelong learning is facilitated by e-learning platforms. 

_______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.

Choose the best answer:
At the start of the course, everyone is assigned a(n) ________ of studies.

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: 

Everyone in my community joined hands to help those impacted by the flood.

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.

In ________________, I must acknowledge that we were guilty of errors of judgment.

 I prefer taking a shower to ………….. a bath

Ryan finds a new job in New York and is about to move there. He doesn't want his friendship
with Adriana to drift apart.
Adriana: “Don't forget to drop me a line when you settle down." - Ryan: “________________.”

Choose the best answer:

Let’s dance together, ............? The party is so wonderful.

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: 

Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.