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The boy dipped_________the book and then placed it on the table.

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_________ progress has been made in the talks because _________ side feels that the other is being sincere

Pedestrians and motorists are advised to obey the traffic signs posted............Blackroad.

Denis has just bought a new suit that he likes very much. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

Tom: “You look very smart in that suit, Denis.” -  Denis: “     _.”

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 ________ the salesman promised to exchange the defective CD player for a new one, they insisted on getting a refund.

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I can't pretend ______ this complicated math problem

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I’d opt for a glass of mineral water just to _____ my thirst

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We do not operate our machines to their maximum capacity, we run them to their maximum ______________

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You can go where you like __________ you get back before dark

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Richard _____ a bad cold the day before his exam

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:

To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.

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He was _______ by his parents for not doing his chores.

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_______ he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.

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Some people tend to wrongly believe that men are not as good ____ children as women

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I believe they are about to ______ a law that bans people from public places if they're smoking

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:

On the spur of the moment, she decided to enter the race that she had come to watch.

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My dad’s beginning to __________ grey, and he’s only 35

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 first postage stamps issued in New York City in 1842..

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That part of the city is a________of run-down houses and derelict factories

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I didn’t really want to go to the party, but I thought I’d better put in an____________

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He goes fishing in this lake once in a_________