All students are required to attend the course in order to be eligible for a certificate. 

We have to apply effective measures to save many plant and animal species _______ extinction.

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

Nobody phoned while I was out, ___________?

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If you learn this lesson carefully, you ................. the exam.

 I won’t have him ______ his bike in the kitchen. 

Chemical wastes from factories are _______ that cause serious damage to species habitats.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the following word(s). "captivity"

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More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

The air is naturally contaminated by foreign matters such as plant pollens and dust.

He will do the work and then send you the .................. for it.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "We paid for the meal in order _____ sorry for what we had done."

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Lifelong learning is really important to ____ the successful life and career you want and deserve.

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 government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the ideas from the local residents.

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.
(37)..............................

Many nations have laws offering protection to these species, such as forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating _______.

It was such a boring speech that I fell ....................

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:

Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

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This year the only award for the ................ student belongs to him.

 Give me ________ minutes and I’ll be ready. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

------ at the Latipa Film Festival increased by nearly 30 percent this year thanks to an online marketing campaign.