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The Reyes Regional Theater will raise ticket prices this year          the expense of a new sound and lighting system.

The environmental group hopes ______ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade.

After Mariana _______ her exam, I _______ her out to eat.

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............... is the ancestor of most types of domestic ducks is well documented.

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:

Our science teacher always reminds us to be succinct when writing down data so that only the important information is recorded.

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When it rains heavily, John usually ........ at home.

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Preparing a budget encourages an executive to --------- several options before deciding on a course of action. 

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.
(8)..........................

Trees are among the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some dating back longer than the oldest buildings. But _______ being nice to look at, trees also play an important role in improving the quality of our lives.

Identify the underlined word/phrase (A or B, C,D) that needs correcting to become an exact one.

My father asked me to pay much attention to English next year.

The president has just realized that the launch of our new product must be postponed owing to…………conditions in the market.

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Employees must return to ____________work stations immediately after the lunch break.

I like my work because I have the ________ to make my own decisions.

Use the word at the end of each gap to form a new word with which to fill the gap: 
‘It is simply this. That Space, as our __(1)___ (MATH) have it, is spoken of as having three dimensions, which one may call __(2)___ (LONG), Breadth, and __(3)___ (THICK), and is always definable by __(4)___ (REFER) to three planes, each at right angles to the others. But some philosophical people have been asking why THREE dimensions ___(5)__ (PARTICULAR) - why not another direction at right angles to the other three?-and have even tried to construct a Four-Dimension geometry. Professor Simon Newcomb was expounding this to the New York Mathematical Society only a month or so ago. You know how on a flat surface, which has only two dimensions, we can represent a figure of a three _(6)____ (DIMENSION) solid, and _(7)____ (SIMILAR) they think that by models of three dimensions they could represent one of four-if they could master the perspective of the thing. See?’
(2)..................

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Despite our ........, we are still good friends.

There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most ______ held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder even if it means stepping off the pavement into a busy street!

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

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Don’t let children .......... in the kitchen.

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I just wanted to let you know that print advertising templates for the Vectra small- appliance line have been completed and are ready for your inspection.............. you suggested, we have focused on the affordability of the products as well as their ease of use.

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 ....... mad men are responsible for their actions.