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The magician is ______ than the assistant

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It was found that he lacked the _________ to pursue a difficult task to the very end

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Many endangered species are moving __________ to extinction, and we are losing our precious places

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Bring me the ________ bowl on that table to mix with pork.

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The tree needs to be watered everyday, ______?

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She has dreamt about becoming a singer since she was a little girl, so she set her_______on winning the first prize

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In this school, _____________the children are from the Chinese community.

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English students usually________their GCSEs at the age of sixteen

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:

Cows with newly born calves often show a strong urge to protect their helpless young.

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We agreed to keep all _________ earned until next year’s meeting

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Andrew is talking to a waiter in a restaurant.
Andrew: "Can I have the bill, please?"
Waiter: "______."

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She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone

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She always feels ............... if she hears footsteps behind her in a dark andempty street. 

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My brother is now in hospital, ____ treatment of his upset stomach

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Laura doesn’t know right now, but she will ________ you as soon as she has information

Fred refused to travel by air because he was afraid of ________. 

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_________, we tried our best to complete it.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                                  THE DANGERS OF DIETING

Thanks to our moden lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (31)________ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (32)________ this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people sea fad diets (33)________ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (34) ________ weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.

(32).........................................

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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She was wearing a___________ dress to dine out with her family

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________of the girls he met last night was polite.