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The dancers leading the ____________ were in colorful and elaborate costumes

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The director of Wingstom Foods commended Ms. Weiss for increasing ------- in the bakery division

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 whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

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She _________ French since she _________ to Illinois

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Dynamite ____________ by Alfred Bernard Nobel

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It took me ages to get it right, but it was a _________________ feeling when I did

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Local authorities should be publicly accountable ____________ the communities they serve

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The Eisenweg Foundation will soon ------- its funding of external scientific research into several new domains, including genetics and endangered languages

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Luckily, my parents are always willing to listen to my new ideas. They're very ____

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I am so tired that I can’t ______ what you are saying

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To find out if an item on this Web site is in stock, ------- highlight the item and click the “Check on it” button

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 To receive --------- please be sure the appropriate box is checked on the magazine order form

It seems that laborers in underdeveloped countries would rather have their children help.......................at work than enroll them in school.

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If it hadn’t been for Tom who ________ our attention to the mistake, the faulty project would have received our acceptance

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The government has promised to introduce _____________ to limit fuel emissions from cars

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Investors’ initial fears were calmed by the ------- sales report issued this week

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Kids ___________ ballplayers, and we need to let kids know that it is not OK to cheat

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The new lecturer talks so fast that we often get ____ during class time.

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We will pay your insurance claim ------- we receive the official damage report

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The dishwasher isn’t working again, so my mother is thinking of having ____

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Employee ------- at Medmile Ventures   include share options and scheduled raises