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He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business ______ from his years in banking

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Dr. Wu provides patients with exceptional dental care at an ------- price

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The buyers wanted to bring the price down from $15,000 to $10,000, so I offered to meet them __________ at $12,500

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The detective made an important _______________ when he noticed the broken glass was outside the window

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The veterans of World War II are now old and gradually ____________

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Our office offers ------- hours to provide our customers with additional flexibility

The recruitment advertising meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow has been .......................until next week.

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________ for many years to live in a highly polluted environment, the people around the Aral Sea now appear ________ the highest rates of esophageal cancer in the world

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Customers ----- products are provided and maintained through an existing arrangement should contact us immediately

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It's very kind..............you to say so!

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People said that children__________preschool often had more colds.

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She _______ a really good impression of the president in order to make everybody laugh.

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All three of them shared the task of carrying water in _________

Judo players are______ to their opponents and bow to each other before and after a contest.

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I should never have said that. I wish I _________ that

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After trying their hand in the mobile market for just a few years, the company is already throwing in the ________ after finding very little success

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:

In 1969, the Beatles officially broke up after playing together as a band for more than a decade.

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Alex usually ____________ his homework at 8 p.m

Family members can practice skills in a non-threatening _____

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Local reporters sought ------- with the department manager who found old property records in the city hall basement.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

Library is a collection of books and other informational materials made available to people for reading, study, or reference. The word library comes (31)_________liber; the Latin word for "book". (32)_________, library collections have almost always contained a variety of materials. Contemporary libraries maintain collections that include not only printed materials such as manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines, (33)_________audio visual and online databases. In addition (34)_________ maintaining collections within library buildings, modern libraries often feature tele-communications links that provide users with access to information at remote sites.

The central mission of a library (35)_________to collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a valuable record of culture that can be passed down to succeeding generations.

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