Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Asada Electronic's flagship store in Shibuya has maintained its popularity with Customers……….the growing competition from larger stores that have moved into the area.

Thanks for everything. I had a ……time.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Mr. Song's promotion to the  position of division----------- was announced at this morning’s staff meeting. 

This habit has become necessary because social changes today take place with increasing speed and ______ the lives of more and more people.

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Despite________declines in revenue over the past six months, the Mori& McGee firm intends to hire three new patent laywers next year.

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:

We’re not taking on any new staff at the moment so that we can cut down the cost.

A. B. C. D. 

The forecast has revealed that the worlds reserves of fossil fuel will have _____.

2007 was the 40th anniversary of the _______ of ASEAN.

Choose the best answer:

TV is the most popular means of .........

His village was completely _____ in the earthquake.

Nevada Jobfind Inc. is planning to host a career fair for college graduates seeking…………in the healthcare sector.

I love this film. I .................... it four or five times already. 

Tom and Mary ............. for Vietnam tomorrow.

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: 

Tim and Tom look similar although they are not brothers.

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She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(9)..........................

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Avery Motors will not _______ on the design of its new line of automobiles  until the press release tomorrow.

The Malaysian unit of __________ is the Ringgit.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

After their catastrophic defeat the_____________of the army made their way back to their mountain strong holds.

Since no one bought tickets to the disco, we had to call it ____ .

As the wind blows over the land, it often  ______ small grains of sand.