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____ many international agreements affirming their human rights, women are still much more likely than men to be poor and illiterate

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I was very unlucky. My car was _______ on my way home.

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Nam was________the first prize in the speaking competition

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He laughs best who laughs ________.

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We’ve run into ________ with our new project

It will take more or less a month to prepare for the wedding.

The first clock, made nearly a thousand years ago, had neither a face nor hands, .............that rang each hour

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Not many people are aware ____ male preference in this company

Parents and teachers have to try hard to understand the younger______ .

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I just went _________________ when she told me she wanted to move out.

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

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Oh, and could I have a ................. of biscuits?

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When I see Tom tomorrow, I ________ him for that.

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To avoid unnecessary injury, the coach insisted that the players tackling drills ____ on the proper way to fall down.

It is not always easy to make a good ................ at the last minute.

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People tend to be unaware of the messages they are sending to others. So, it is ________ to consider your own body language before dealing with people from other cultures

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:

I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

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It is important that men should share household tasks ____ their wives

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________ busy she is, she manages to pick her children up after school every day

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Having just bought this awful treadmill for such a low price, I am over the moon.

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The government has intervened by infusing billions of dollars to get the banks off the ____.