A long time ago, this part of the town used to be a place where people came to relax and get away from their stress. Although this was …............... a shelter for people to escape, it has now become a chaotic and noisy market area.

A notice __________ today's special events is posted on the bulletin board. 

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

Sam loves his job______________it doesn’t pay very well.

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He said the pudding ......... .

From winning an Olympic gold medal in 2000 to becoming an NBA champion in 2008, Kevin Garnet has shown…………to be one of the most talented players.

..............the water clear but also prevent the river from overflowing. 

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Inclement weather and a reduced workforce……the greatest challenges to the renovation of the Kern Science Center.

Surely there are now reasons why ____ book ought to be dead, or at least very badly injured.

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Thomas …….. for Jakarta as soon as he ……. of your wedding.

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Employees have the option of attending a training class __________  completing an outline tutorial. 

My sister ............... for you since yesterday.

In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are _______ and difficult to understand.

The technicians…………tested all air-conditioning units to ensure that the cooling system is running smoothly.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(3).........................

Feminism, collective term for systems of belief and theories that pay special (1) ________ to women's rights and women's position in culture and society. The term tends to be used for the women's rights movement, which began in the late 18th century and continues to campaign for complete political, social, and economic equality between women and men. This article (2)________specifically with the development of the ideas behind that movement and their  (3)____________and impact. 
Feminists are united by the idea that women's position in society is unequal to (4) ________of men, and that society is structured in such a way as to benefit men to the political, social, and economic (5) __________of women. However, feminists have used different theories to explain these (6) ____________ and have advocated different ways of redressing inequalities, and there are marked geographic and historical variations in the nature of feminism. 
Historically, feminist thought and activity can be divided into two waves. The first wave, which began in about 1800 and (7) _______until the 1930s, was largely concerned with gaining equal rights between women and men. The second wave, which began in the late 1960s, has continued to fight for (8) ______ but has also developed a (9)_______ of theories and approaches that stress the difference between women and men and that draw attention to the (10)_____ needs of women.
(9).........................

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He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at ........... it has come.

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Among the sales managers,_________has the highest sales record by the end of this year will receive the distinguished R.F. Fowler Award.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The (A) moment I was seeing (B) him, I realized (C) I had met (D) him somewhere before.

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We have abandoned plans to install a revolving security door because our engineers determined that it is_______flawed.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(6).........................

Mark the 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.

She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.