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The building work is still on schedule _________ a problem in digging the foundation

It is anticipated that this project. ....................and all lanes will be reopened to traffic by approximately 5 a.m. on Friday, October 12, 2007.

Over the past few years, stanating wage were somewhat. .............by the rising value of benefits such as health insurance, which caused overall compensation for worker to continue increasing.

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Mary has finally managed to _________her strict parents to let her go on a three-day excursion with her classmates

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In recent years a policy has been introduced to control the pollution caused by automobile manufacturers. Both domestic and imported automobiles must________anti-pollution devices

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Mary speaks English better than her sister ____________

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Try not to________a foul unless there is no other choice

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:

Tim was so insubordinate that he lost his job in one week.

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She was on her way to meet her parents at a ________ gathering

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A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.

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______________ depends on your gentle persuasion.

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They were______ unaware of the danger

A: Hello? Ann? This is Janice. How are you?
B: Janice? What a coincidence! I_________about you when the phone rang.

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The _____ time was a charm for Korea’s Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic bid committee

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 change in population distribution was barely noticeable to the demographers conducting the study.

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–“When are you going to get rid of those ________ trousers?”–“Hmmm I don’t know but I like them a lot.”

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Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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In many Western societies, good eye_____ if often highly appreciated

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I was ______ tired. However, I made up my mind to apply myself to this task once again.

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It seems too good to be true. Are you sure this guy is on the ______?

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I’d prefer to do it on myself, because other people make me nervous.