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So far Tina ____ in several movies already. It is just the matter of time before she becomes famous.

The International Day of Families has inspired a series of awareness-raising events, ______ national family days.

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She is a famous actress __________ everybody admires

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It is…….to store food items in a cool, dry place in order to prevent bacteria growth

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The new flavor of the Vitabevo drinks range ------- due to appear on store shelves yesterday, but problems with distribution have led to delays

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They _____________ at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived

The leader of the explorers had the great _______ in his native guide. 

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The chief operating officer has asked the members of the research team to clarify ---- findings

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While some aspects still confuse me, I found the movie …... would recommend that anyone watch it

John is _______ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

The ceiling-high bookcase swayed for a few seconds, then crashed to the floor with a _____ noise.

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Marc was informed that his job was ___________ and that when the summer was over he would need to look elsewhere

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Kim would like ---------- a meeting about the Jasper account as soon as possible.

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Mr. Jackson worked on the advertising campaign by ---------- because no one else was available to assist her

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Pierre would scarcely check his mail when he was on his holiday, _______?

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No matter how often I explain it, he doesn't seem to ______

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I mentally patted myself on the ________ for managing to keep my cool

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 expression "out of the frying pan and into the fire" means to go from one dilemma to a worse one.

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For years the workers have had to tolerate low wages and terrible working conditions (CLOSEST)

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Fruit is usually cheaper when it's in __________ so I have to wait for that time

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Mia and John are talking about Tom.
- Mia: “Do you think Tom will fail in the examination?”
- John: “No, _______.”