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Since we had a recent rate change, expect -------- next electricity bill to be slightly lower.

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_________Friday morning, there is a meeting between 11am and 1 pm

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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Our communication environment has changed ___________ in the last 10 years.

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Hold on___to your lifebelt. Otherwise you’ll sink

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My toddler is as stubborn as a ________, and he'll throw a tantrum any time he doesn't get what he wants

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Activities are essential to build strong bones and muscles, burn off calories, and stay in ______ physically and mentally

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By the end of this year, the Wildlife Conservation Network ____ $50 thousand dollars.

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This is the first customer we _________ something today

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The fighting between the different social groups has become a terrifying spiral of death and _____________.

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The president has just realized that the launch of our new product must be postponed owing to…………conditions in the market

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To test his theory, the chemist ____ an experiment.

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In 1999, many people in the world were disturbed ________ that the US and Australia refused ________ the Kyoto treaty on climate change

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It is very kind _____ you to help them

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She only bought that sports car to ______________ and prove she could afford one

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:

In 1969, the Beatles officially broke up after playing together as a band for more than a decade.

Dr. Jane Luu ___ the huge telescope at the University of Hawaii while she ___ for any bodies beyond Neptune.

Max got off the ____ for stealing because the security camera was broken.

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The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation’s economy.

It is necessary to ------- a thorough survey in order for us to obtain highly desirable sites for our new headquarters.

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_______________ comparison with the French, the British eat far less fish