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

The Ashford Chamber of Commerce invites visitors__________the restaurants, and theaters on the city's waterfront.

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

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The announcement of John Stanton's retirement was not well received by most of the staff members, but Leslie, his long time friend and colleague, was extremely …….to hear that Mr Stanton will now be able to enjoy some leisure time.

He hit the other boy again and again as his friends ________him on.

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

Noted author Neha Dehuri will be signing copies of her…......... acclaimed book,

The Forgotten, on Sunday at the Gloucester University Bookstore.

I ……………… think that there's no point in arguing with him. Just ignore him.

Greg O'Leary has been leading research in our laboratories…………over eighteen years.

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____________the Kendal Company has been in business for only nine months, it has very quickly become profitable.

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My mother used to be___________with her friends at university because of her beauty.

The 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week is now being _______ in Manila from 1 to 11 July 2008.

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

I hate the beginning of each year when all the____________start coming in and I have to find the money to pay them all.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of pair of sentences in the following questions

Tuition fees were increased. There were many objections from students and parents.

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

In addition, she………..the Regional Vice President  in the day-to-day operations of this rapidly  growing operation.

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: 

It’s discourteous to ask Americans questions about their age, marriage or income.

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I'm afraid you will ....... wait a long time.

The development of open learning, making it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available _______ many people.

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 education system is a mirror that reflects the culture.

The news sounds __________. We are happy to hear it. 

…………his falling out with his former employer, Mr. Lee still meets with some of his old co-workers from time to time.

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:

John wants to buy a new car, so he starts setting aside a small part of his monthly earnings.

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We have not had ……..  interesting talk to each other for a long time.