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By noon, I _______ for her for two hours.

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You can’t expect to win the competition. Your drawings are ________ near as professional as the other painters’ ones

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The skin, or integumentary system, is the body’s largest organ, which protects us from the outside world, and is our first defense ____ bacteria, viruses and other pathogens

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“What would you do in my place?” “Were ___________ treated like that, I would complain to the manager.”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

He (A) comes from a (B) large family, all of (C) them now (D) live in Australia.

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I was ill yesterday but I am ___________ today.

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Richard _____ a bad cold the day before his exam

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Many species are now ______ danger of being extinct as a result of deforestation and habitat loss

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The rising________can result in a host of troublesome problems

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:

He drives me to the edge because he never stops talking.

She was __________ disappointed when she learned that she was turned down for the post. 

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Temperature inversions often occur when ________________ in the late afternoon.

Many parents are understandably concerned that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport _____ an early age.

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Backpacking is best suited for those who are in good physical condition __________

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Living in a big city isn’t __________ interesting as I thought it would be

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The escaping prisoner camped in _______ woods but he didn’t light _______ fire because _______ smoke rising from the wood might attract _______ attention

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:

Journalists can make mistakes, so don't believe everything you read in the press.

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She wants to go shopping, but she has hardly ____ money.

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:

I don't like that man. There is a sneaky look on his face.

Attempts to . ...............congestion during peak hours are being made, but seem to prove unfruitful at the moment.

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