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____, he won the bid for the shopping mall construction.

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Ecotourism in distant and remote spots around the planet is getting more popular ____ tourists and tour guides

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Most of the arguments in favour of space programs are in the_________of science fiction.

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It seems to me that he isn’t the right person for the job, _____?

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It is _______ of businessmen to shake hands in formal meetings

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:

I told her I understood what she was feeling as we were both after all in the same boat.

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Mel’s decided to leave his job and branch _______ on his own

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The coach _________ his temper because his team didn’t win

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My parents lent me the money. __________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

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Rose has been all over the world, but he still has a ___________ for seeing new places and enjoying new experiences

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It is important to have someone that you can________whenever you have a problem.

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There is no_________of things to do in the town. There are many places to visit, too

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You mustn’t smoke at public places as hospital, ______?

Many Vietnamese people ______ their lives for the revolutionary cause of the nation

For the time being we_________for the exam, but this time tomorrow we_________the best movie of this year.

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At the end, after months of discussion, the committee reached a consensus among its members.

In a windowing environment in which more than one program or document can be available to the user, open but currently inactive  _______ are said to be in the background.

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Could you lend me a helping hand and _____________ these sandwiches for the children at orphanage?

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It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere ____________?

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Let’s _______ the place; it looks so gloomy and unpleasant.

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Consumers should boycott all products _______ have involved the use of child labour