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

If you are going to give a talk, it is important when you can get to the end to have a strong_____________.

We have been very successful at our current location, but as our regular _________

______attempts were made to search those buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed building.

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

Salvador Gomez worked__________ in planning the festival, and he deserves much of the credit for its success.

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

A large_____________of the tree broke off in the storm.

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

Mr. Howard: 

We have ------- your fax order for a case of hanging file folders.  

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:

You may find that jogging is detrimental to your health rather than beneficial

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.
(2)..........................

Lan is really__________ about going to Singapore. 

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(6).........................

Many people are dying                                   various types of cancer.

Henry....................... into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. 

Choose the correct answer:

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

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: 

He is someone we can respect and look up to. but he's not so high above us that we feel low and downtrodden.

Tom’s neighbors apologized                    the noise.

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:

The teacher gave some suggestions on what would come out for the examination.

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

 I come from Canada.Where ............you .................from? 

Robert is getting ready to realize his dream: opening a business __________ plants on the Internet. 

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

Masami  Airlines  will soon offer____________services from Nagoya to twelve additional cities throughout Asia and Europe.

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

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