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Clydeway, Inc., has grown dramatically ------- its beginnings as a small corner grocery store.

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My brother is an authority ____ Chinese cuisine.

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Two associates in the accounting  department are being ------ for promotions

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A middle-aged man was seen running away from the ......................... of the crime

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When handling large funds, bank employees are required to check the statements------ to make sure that everything is correct

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IKO Home has revealed a brand new line of furniture specially designed for college students who ------- in small dormitories

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The event planner determined that Tuesday’s forum will require ------- chairs

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________ she to call you immediately, what would you do?

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I think we need to tackle that part of the problem __________________________

Circle one option (A, B, C or D) to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

I have an (A) uncle, an (B) honest man, who is living in the (C) home for the (D) elderly.

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The first physician ________ experiments on living animals was Galen, who lived in Rome from AD 129 to about 199

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An advertising campaign was created to target ------- of the four demographics that have been identified

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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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:

He didn’t bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again.

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By the time Ms. Valspar retires as president of Movene Technologies, she ------ to increase the company's market share significantly

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Applicants who send their documents ------- August 15 will not be considered for the position

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The general hospital was able to improve patient care significantly without hiring more staff by _________ in a new information system

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Once I saw all of the presents stacked under the tree, I thought I would ________ curiosity before Christmas morning

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These apples are tastier, but they cost __________ as those ones over there

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The more you learn, _______

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:

The government should do more to protect the environment.