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She looked ...........  when she heard the ................  news. 

 

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: 

Researchers have found that people are sleeping almost two fewer hours a night than they were in the 1960s, and our health is deteriorating as a result.

Mark the Letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

 The children (A)were playing  (B) last night outdoors when it (C)began to rain (D)very hard.

The storm gradually decreased in ................... as it came close to the coast.

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I wear a hat .............. I don’t want to be sick.

In water polo the ball can be .................. by passing with one hand.

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Lifelong learners are ____ to learn and develop because they want to: it is a deliberate and voluntary act.

.......................... people are those who share the same interests, or points of view.

She pointed out that her wages ................ no relation to the amount of work she did.

 Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence:  Industry in Britain has been…… decline since the 1970s.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

My first impression of her was her impassive face.

The twins used to play rugby when they were four year old, ________ ?

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More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

Choose the best answer Where are you going to spend your vacation?

– I don’t know yet. Maybe we _____  to Italy next summer.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "There wasn't a chair for the headmaster, ____ is a big problem."

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His parents think it’s time for him ............. married. 

They asked me a lot of questions, _____________ I couldn't answer.

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: People believe  in protecting  endangered  animals  and they protect them ________  controversial ways.

When spring comes, people often feel inclined to_____their houses.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
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.
(40)..............................

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Mary bought this car last night, ................?