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The Internet is available in our city, so we can............... get access to it.

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The replacement of shops such as the groceries and chemists’ by the café _______ the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping.

Passengers are kindly requested to______smoking in the gangways.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(42)..............................

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She must .............. this job as soon as possible.

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_______, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!

 I advise you ….... before deciding to accept that position. 

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I can’t stand ............. on the underground when it is busy. 

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The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

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She describes herself .......................... a fashion designer.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

At last, we succeeded in persuading those boys and girls to join our picnic.

In Los Angeles, ... is not allowed in any building.

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The supervisor is skilled at managing the ------ balance between the needs of staff and those of upper management.

The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on .................., race, religion, class or political opinions.

 I don’t recall ______ him at the conference. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

The issue of pay rise will loom large at this year’s conference as it is what all the attendees want to mention.

Read and choose the appropriate option: 
WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
(41)..........................

 I ……difficulty in finding a suitable job

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "We might stop here unless you change your way of _____."

Most developing countries are in  ............. of capital and technical assistance.