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He ........ answered these questions.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(44)..............................

 I’ll meet you in half an hour – I have got ______ e-mails to write first.

I don't think office work is suitable for me. I'd like to work in a more challenging environment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

If minor disputes are left unsettled, tough ones will accumulate sooner or later.

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Severe weather conditions can also reduce population numbers because animals tend to have fewer offspring.

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This book is not .....................    

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His new designs are ______ the trend in women’s fashion right now.

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:

How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: The panda’s …. habitat is the bamboo forest.

 I advise you ….... before deciding to accept that position. 

If I __________ you, I would spend more time learning English. 

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 whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

Clearing forests for timber has resulted _______ the loss of biodiversity.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(36).......................

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------ who still wish to submit applications after the deadline must pay a $45 late fee in order to be considered.

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We'd better speed up if we want to get there in time.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: The …….bird catches the worm.

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She said that she .................. learning English with you.

That style of dress _____have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death.

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Round and round ___________.