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Applications for the receptionist job have come in____________over the past two weeks.

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Our country is trying its best to accelerate the rate ___ economic growth.

I ______ you know important this is.

They say he inherited his money from a _________ relative he had never met.

Are you going to Lena's party? – No. I ........... home tonight. I'm a little tired.

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: 

Indifferent to hunting or wrestling or drinking, Bill, who likes to read, is thoughtful and gentle.

A.    B. C. D. 

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This town is ………… I was born.

..............the water clear but also prevent the river from overflowing. 

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
(4)....................

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He stood on the______________of the ship and watched the sea gulls dive for fish.

Travel can ____ the mind, and exchange visits give young people experience of a way of life as well as a ________________ language.

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He’s not crazy, he’s just a bit_____________ , that’s all.

 I usually ............. to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus.

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To maintain the laboratory’s high ___________, employees are required to  attend an annual training workshop.

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I don’t like that boy because there is a ...... look on his face.

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Data obtained from our research has helped our clients determine which advertising methods are likely to generate income and which may need to be revised. Having reviewed this information, companies can then refine their advertising strategies ……..

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:

I didn’t think his the comments were very appropriate at the time.

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By ……. day and night, he succeeded ……the job in time.

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Be aware that candidates…….applications are incomplete will not be considered for an interview.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(8)........................

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Since I _______ to the town, I _______ home.