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Since becoming the chief executive officer three years ago, Ms. Cotton ------- domestic sales to be an area in which the firm must improve

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Her father’s a well-known author, but she’s an excellent writer in her own _____________

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Junior staff members must request authorization before ------- refunds to customers

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Because my appendicitis was a(n) ____________ issue, the nurse took me directly into an emergency station for treatment.

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Ms. Miriam is getting ready to go on ------ business trip to Japan

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I haven’t made up my mind yet. But I think I __________________ something nice in my mum’s wardrobe

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:

 As children we were very close, but as we grew up we just drifted apart.

Over the past 30 years, the average robot price ____ by half in real terms, and even further relative to labor costs.

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The general manager has _________ that any information customers enter be used only to respond to their inquiries and requests.

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I asked her__________, but she said nothing

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The factory is --------- located near the train station

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Margot has always spent an ________________ amount of time on her appearance

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The man ………. his letter in the post office at that time

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Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day

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My brother is an actor. He ________________ in several movies

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In the past three years, our marketing manager ______ to Europe, Australia, Brazil and Thailand

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______ it rained heavily, we still went to school on time

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

Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time

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Chris is quite ____. He doesn’t talk about his personal life much.

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"If you don't pay the ransom, we'll kill your boy," the kidnappers told him.

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------- its discounts for new customers, Teratran Phone’s service plans are considered inferior by many