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Jean:“Why didn’t you tell me about the plans for the merge?”-Jack: “I would have told you _______.”

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Once your initial deposit -------, you can pick up the keys for the apartment from the real estate agency

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.

                                                                                                                                    (Source: —New Cutting Edge, Cunningham, S. & Moor. 2010. Harlow: Longman)

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It is ______ pity that you cannot go out with my friends.

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Sam".... to England?" - Daisy: " Yes, I went there 3 years ago"

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They are at loggerheads over the best way to lead the committee. 

If you saw how they _____ cattle, you would never eat meat again.

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Brenda still hasn’t _______the loss of her boyfriend yet

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:

Mary has finally managed to get round her strict parents to let her go on a three-day excursion with her classmates.

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Clients wishing to cancel ------ appointment must do so within 48 hours to avoid a penalty fee

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My father can’t decide whether ________ the job or not, because if he does,it’ll require him ________ away from home very often

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Ms. Daly will prepare a marketing budget and propose ------- during the client meeting

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We expected her at nine but she finally ________ at midnight

My mother _______very early in the morning to prepare our breakfast.

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We were unable to move because of the _________________ of the crowd

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By recyling the wood shavings ------ by its paper- making process, Paperwide saves thousands of dollar each year

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

They have carried out exhausting research into the effects of smartphones on schoolchildren’s behaviour and their academic performance.

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Sightseers may be a little ____________________ by the crowds and noise

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The first draft resolution __________ yesterday; it __________ long before the beginning of the meeting

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When she reached ____________, she moved away from home

Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are extraordinarily sophisticated.