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It took three and a half hours .................. to Singapore.

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The mayor was able to ___________   her plans for improving job creation through the help of local businesses.

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The result will be better if he ............... harder.

At the___________________ level, you can join three-year or four-year colleges.

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People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(42)..............................

Humus is formed during soil microorganisms decompose animal and plant material into usable elements by plants.

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

My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.

Many people think the money spent on protecting__________species should be used for improving the lives of the local people.

She expects people ....her, but she never helps anyone! 

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Who looks ................ your children when you are away from home?

It took Ted a long time to get ____ the breakup of his marriage.

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Remote controls are used to ................ with TV.

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Minh wishes he ......... a new bike.

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His life was hard ................... he studied very well.

Sports organizations in Africa are giving their full support to the scheme which will help make the game more accessible to thousands of young people and could have a beneficial effect on the country's performance in future World Cup championships. People in Sheffield are,  ____, being asked to donate any football boots, astro boots or football trainers of any size to the scheme.

No one asked him to donate his money. He did it voluntarily.

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UFOs are just the ...................... of some writers.

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Please hurry. We need these documents ......... delay.

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

Be careful! The tree is going to fall.

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As the argument raised at the last meeting was on a  ______________  point, it did not affect the proposal's overall plan.

 We found it very difficult …... a decision.