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Charles Darwin first described his theories of __________ in detail in his work entitled “The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ”

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What my grandmother years ago about my marriage ________ to be true

At first he didn’t agree, but in the end we managed to bring him ____ to our point of view.

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He said "If I had enough money, I could buy that house."

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Even after yesterday's _________________, the shares remain more than 40% below their peak a year ago.

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The use of hot water for bathing is very ____________ in the remote villages of Nepal, where fuel is too precious to use for such purposes.

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:

"What I've got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication," said the government official to the reporter.

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The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt ____________ drug abuse

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The more paper we recycle, ________

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My ______ with Mr. Frantz was mostly focused on issues related to integrating the staff after the proposed merger

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This plan outlines the topics ------- plan to discuss at this afternoon’s staff meeting

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In cities where many people beg, citizens quickly develop _____________ fatigue.

He remarried after a ______ from his first wife, Kate.

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My brother was _____________ from school for bad behaviour.

Mark‌ ‌the‌ ‌letter‌ ‌A,‌ ‌B,‌ ‌C,‌ ‌or‌ ‌D‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌answer‌ ‌sheet‌ ‌to‌ ‌indicate‌ ‌the‌ ‌correct‌ ‌answer‌ ‌to‌ ‌each‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌questions.‌ ‌ ‌

‌My‌ ‌aunt‌ ‌gave‌ ‌me‌ ‌a‌ ‌‌_________________hat‌ ‌on‌ ‌my‌ ‌16th‌ ‌birthday.‌ ‌

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All staff in this restaurant ____ an urgent meeting right now

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________ attention we pay to commercials, we cannot avoid being influenced by the constant repetition of a brand name or image

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:

On Saturday wearing uniforms is optional so I often choose T-shirt and shorts.

All students ____ wear uniforms at school because it is a rule.

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This is the second time in a row that he didn’t show up, and I believe he did it on ______________

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Thousands of lives will be ____________ stake if emergency aid does not arrive in the city soon