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Experts say that another outbreak of flu epidemic is on the__________

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He was a gentle man ___________ nature, but he would suddenly fall into a depression and lose all confidence in himself

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There has been little rain in this region for several months, _______?

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence. "I …… to New York three times this year."

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Shortage of land and funding is blamed for the city's ____ green space.

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Before any employee can visit clients overseas, the ------- documents must be filed with HR

I can’t find my dictionary at the moment. I hope it will ____up soon.

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Check e-mail ------- throughout the day to make sure important client communications are not overlooked

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The flock of birds_______________ circling overhead

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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Being an unmarried mother no longer carries the social ____________ that it used to

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Those employees ------- the conference will be asked to complete an evaluation form at the end

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My mother said that she would rather ____ to Hoi An than Nha Trang

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Uma had a cup of coffee waiting _________________ me, along with a plate of biscuits

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Dad said, “Mom’s kind of down in the dumps at the moment - why don’t you buy something to _______?”

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:

A brief outline of the course and bibliography were handed out to the students at the first meeting.

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:

Pointing at someone is considered rude in communication.

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:

Laura loves to talk to anyone. Sometimes her chatter really gets on my nerves.

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Police are investigating a possible _________between the murder and a robbery that took place last year.

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Tourism in Cork has slowed in recent weeks ------- the unseasonably cold weather

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