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 .................. clothes do you prefer, T-shirt or pullover?

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.
(40)..............................

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Bryant Cosmetics' marketing team developed a promotional campaign by -------, rather than outsourcing the work.

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The story about UFOs caught the ................... of the whole class.

The wolf ran _____ the forest and reached her grandmothers cottage before her.

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Patrons who want a refund or exchange must make a request at the customer service center within one month  ______  the date of purchase.

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Excuse me. Can I ........... in this area?

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I usually get up late and ................ breakfast at 7. 30 a. m. 

We ________won the game if we had had a few more minutes.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

If you do not understand the word "superstitious", look it up in the dictionary.

The film was so  .................. that, even though I tried not to, I ended up crying.

_______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.

The majority of the students _______ home for their holidays for the past few weeks.

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They .................. him if they would come there the day after.

The victims of the disaster finally decided not to choose ____of the two plans of receiving relief supplies from the government.

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She hates.................... housework at weekends. 

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Mary and her younger sister have many ........................

More and more school leavers want to pursue higher education.

 I advise you ….... before deciding to accept that position. 

He made all sorts of beautiful plans for his tour without taking into consideration the possibility ________ an entry visa.

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: 

Efforts by the government agency to improve its work were hampered by lack of funds.