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Many professions feel they deserve higher pay, and nurses are a case in _____________

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She may claim ____ a PhD but nobody’s ever actually seen the certificate.

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------- instructions of the recording system have made its users so frustrated that it will be replaced with a different one in the near future

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Use this coupon to ------- a free quote for cloud storage services

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:

He didn’t bat an eyelid when he realized he failed the exam again.

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The weather was fine, and everyone was ________ the coast

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The girl________I borrowed the dictionary asked me to use it carefully.

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At first, I was eager to do yoga in the morning, but later I got cold ________

We ____ the kittens carefully and sold them for a good profit.

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____ earliest successful Al program was written in 1951 by Christopher Strachey, later director of the Programming Research Group at the University of Oxford.

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The Central Bank _________ in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate

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A new barbershop is opening ------ the neighborhood already has three others

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If you insist __________ eating three pieces of cake, you will probably end up with a stomach ache

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The building was _______ by fire last year and rebuilt within six months

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The thieves soon _____________ in with the crowd and got away

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____ in a professional phone voice can be tough to get used to, especially if you're working for the first time.

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I like Maria and Atilla, but I wish they ___________ about other people all the time

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Your request for a transfer to our Denver office is ____________ consideration (= being considered)

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Listen to this! I think this news ______________you

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Whenever Lisa is around the house, everyone has to walk on __________ around her in order not to get her annoyed

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that is incorrect and needs to be changed: 

Her parents promise buying her a new bike if she passes the entrance exam to university.