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If we speed up, we might be able to ________________ the car ahead of us!

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Mr. de Tonnancour has a speaking ------- on Tuesday, November 15

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The Noth East is one of the best regions in ----- to start a new business, according to Business and Enterprise North East statistics

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

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Eli Clare, ----- latest book was published by Local Home Press, is nominated for the 2010 Lambda Literary Award

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:

Excessive amounts of lead in the air can decrease a child’s intelligence.

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The skiing conditions won't be this good for another several months, so let's make ___________while the sun shines

Peter is very busy. He is involved in so many activities that he’s always __________.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Hien invited me to the movies, _____ I said I was planning to go shopping that evening."

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The presence of several eagle nests makes Hilltop Grove a favorite site for ------ bird watchers

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He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was _________________.

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The dictionary is useful___me. It is useful ____ my studying English

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As soon as I explained how the plan would benefit the company financially, the CFO aligned himself __________ the idea

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She _________ French since she _________ to Illinois

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Did you do any damage ______ the house?

Through the lnternet people are discovering new ways to share relevant information with--------.

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Any information ______ about the revised holiday work schedule can be obtained from Ms. Zeldenrust in Human Resources.

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The cost of the damage caused by the recent storms has been _________________ as/at over £5 million

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The more carefully humans mind their daily activities, ____ on the environment.

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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The color of the new chairs was not ------- on the invoice