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He was very busy yesterday, otherwise, he ________to your birthday party.

Beavers have been known to use logs, branches, rocks, and mud to build darns that are more than a thousand__________ .

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:

Tourists today flock to see the two falls that actually constitute Niagara falls.

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She tried to explain what had happened but he kept ______________ her

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Ms. Ellis designed one of the most ------- marketing campaigns the department had seen

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I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it ________ quiet

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......................... a scholarship, I entered the frightening and unknown territory of private education

The term nuclear family first ______ in the early twentieth century

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

The composer Verdi has written the opera Aida to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal, but the opera was not performed until 1871.

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Ms. Wu was the ------- of the contest, and she may collect her prize next week.

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The community program features classes in photography, drawing, -------- other arts.

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Shylock demands that Nerissa be punished with a life sentence for not giving back his money. He wants his pound of ________

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Income levels are rising in the -------- and surrounding areas.

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These days, most young people would like to look for ____ the jobs rather than secure ones

She failed the test, _______________she studied hard.

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He’s seriously ill, and I don’t think it’s right to keep it________________ the children

Global warming will result ________ crop failures and famine.

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A(n) ____ is someone who does skilled work or someone who is skilled in making things with their hands.

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He put on a large hat and glasses as a ____________ and hoped no one would recognize him

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Civil engineer Lorenzo Raspallo ------- as the guest speaker at the fifth annual Bridge Conservation Colloquium next month

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Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I ____ a small object just under the fence