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In order to_____ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of time, money, and energy in their studies

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_______ the film’s director, Ben Affleck, was famously left off the 85th Oscar’s Best Director list of nominees surprised everyone.

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........., she usually spends her time .......... about her old times.

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Most modern office _________ includes facsimile machines, photocopiers and telephone systems

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She looked tired yesterday, _____?

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He has been accused of throwing fellow Republicans under the _________ for his personal agenda

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This research was based on a small group of people, so we have to take the results with a ____ ofsalt

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________of these pens works/work

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_________ of you is going to be questioned by the police about your whereabouts at the time of the crime.

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At first sight I met her, I was impressed with her __________________

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Be sure not to rely too heavily _____ your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language

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Tom had to dip into his savings account to pay for his holiday in Sydney with his girl friend.

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I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to ____________ the problem.

________ is the existence of a large number of different kinds of animals and plants which make a balanced environment.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

His lawyer thought Jack had a good chance of being acquitted at the trial, if no further evidence was found.

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Those trousers are far too big. Why don‟t you have them___?

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The firemen did well ______ their preparation for catastrophic gas explosions

Many people have objected to ____ marriage, which is decided by the parents of the bride and groom.

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If music were purely a cultural invention, one might expect ancient music to be dramatically ____ modern music, given the huge cultural differences between then and now

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They (live)________ in London from 1970 to 1990.

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It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.