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Contrary _____________ all our expectations, he found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend

He was tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to______ .

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:

It is essential that cancer is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to assure a successful cure.

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The interview panel felt that Dinah Ong’s education fit the job description of junior accountant -------

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The United Nations has recommended that countries ____ all places with more than 20,000 inhabitants living close together as urban.

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The voucher is valid between July and December and ________ you to 10% off all overseas flights

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:

Certain types of bacteria that grow on decomposing plants produce a shimmering luminescence, an eerie light called “foxfire”.

I live in a/an ____ with my parents and my elder sister in the coastal area.

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The Hong Kong office of Huang Associates will be closed temporarily while renovations -------

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Nearly half of the customers ------ responded to the survey said that Austraclear delivered services that were above their expectations

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At the panel discussion, Ms. Yang made a     ------- argument for environmentally responsible business practices

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 victim of the racial discrimination settled for the apology from the company.

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The teacher_________ to the class before the students _________ the problems

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One condition of this job is that you must be ________ to work at weekends

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________ by bus can be very slow, so many people prefer ________ about by metro if there is one on the same route

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We were unable to move because of the _________________ of the crowd

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Mr. Akagi was unable to buy tickets for the concert because ------- was soid out.

He kissed me and said, "Don't worry, Mum. We love you very much and always stand by you  ____ happens." 

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence.  "They……. table-tennis when their father comes back home."

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Our new website allows ------- to keep track of all orders

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 I invited a lot of people hoping that Helen would help me with the preparations. Now I wish I __________ only on myself