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I was dropping with __________ and could not keep my eyes open

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Classes ------- using the new employee scheduling software will begin in December

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These youngsters are often involved in ___________ crime such as shoplifting and casual theft

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It is recommended that proper actions ____ to protect wildlife and wild places.

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New York City's hotel _______ rate climbed to 90%, a 1% increase from the same period last year

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When I heard the baby bump into the glass display case, I knew the __________ noise would be the glass figurines breaking on the floor

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Duy ______ to school every day

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The fighting between the different social groups has become a terrifying spiral of death and _____________.

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:

Microscopic organisms settle to the seafloor and accumulate in marine mud.

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------- on the city’s ongoing revitalization project, Mayor Owen promised that residents would be pleased with the results

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After you have applied for a job, you may be invited for a(n) ______.

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.

                                                                                       WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (31)_________is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason (32)_________schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (33)_________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (34)_________  and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy— may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats (35)_________in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

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Investors’ initial fears were calmed by the ------- sales report issued this week

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I'll be upstairs, so could you __________ my phone calls up there, please?

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Your hair is too long now. It needs _________

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It was so embarrassing; I really wish I ___________ her name when I met her again last night

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Richard really didn’t mind __________ by the party to celebrate his fortieth birthday although he told his friends that they shouldn’t have done it

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Greg O'Leary has been leading research in our laboratories…………over eighteen years

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The designer says the new monument will be 120 meters high, ________ the old one

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. " I will lend Nga some money, but she ____ pay it back to me next week."

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The whole period leading up to the ________________ is an interesting chapter in British history