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Not until a monkey is several years old ______ to exhibit signs of independence from his mother

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My wife promised to eat like a ____________-to get lean, but she has hardly lost any weight

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The chairman finally admitted that he was forced to grease a few _______ along the way.

''You must have had a very good time on holiday." "__________, it was a disaster. Everything went wrong." 

What is clear is that very  _______ people reach the top and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

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Lyn was very excited when she saw that bird but her brother told her it wasn’t a rare bird, just a common or ______________ sparrow

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Would you take it ______ if I told you I thought you look lovely? I was afraid you’d take it in the wrong way.

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Only by making a good impression _______ the job

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Patients who are _______ ill often prefer to die at home surrounded by their loved ones.

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Issues from price, promotion, and product are _________________ of marketing strategies’ planning, despite growing calls to expand the range of issues in today’s more complex world

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In a few families in the United States, there are no children. These childless couples may believe that they would not make good parents; they may want freedom from the responsibilities of ____; or, perhaps they are not physically able to have children

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Could I have a ................. of matches, please?

I can’t believe it! My wife is _____an affair with our neighbour. I caught them kissing last night.

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:

The renovation of the national museum is now nearing completion.

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___________ he tried, his father didn’t let him run the company.

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She has looked ____ to my father for her whole life. He’s a wonderful example of a kind-hearted person with good judgement

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Although they had never met before the party, Jim and Jane felt strong affinity to each other.

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

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Several rumors about that__________house were created after the death of their daughter.

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The football match between our school and their school ended in a________with no goal.

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I’m so______ under with work at the moment – it’s awful