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The purpose of this meeting is to receive public feedback on the designs of the ____ new public library

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I’m happy ____ that you’ve passed your driving test. Congratulations!

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I am planning__________Hue city next week

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I don't know why he gets so upset about something so _________________.

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.

                                                                                               WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (31)_________is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason (32)_________schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (33)_________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (34)_________  and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy— may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats (35)_________in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

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Our confidence in the team has been seriously ____________ by their recent defeats

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Tallis Engineering is awaiting------- that its new water tank designs meet legal specifications

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Chef Lind’s cookbook, ------- will be available next week, contains only dessert recipes

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Ben wants to invite Kim to go out with him.
- Ben: “Would you like to go to the coffee shop with me?”
- Kim: “_______.”

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After months of pressure from the media, Aurora Manufacturing has finally ----- that it is responsible for the contamination of Sussex Lake

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:

Efforts by the company to improve its productivity were hampered by lack of funds.

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Neither of the restaurants we went to _______________ expensive

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Nitrogen is __________ into nitrates in the soil which plants can then use

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Despite this accumulation of evidence, the government persisted ____________doing nothing

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Because the store was………… located, it had a huge advantage in exposing its goods tothe public, which had an impact on its increase in sales

She is not a very nice girl. She seems to enjoy the ____ of others.

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The more electricity you use, ______ your bill will be

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 shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customers' behavior.

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Hue,________my brother lives, is a stunning city in Vietnam.

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Why didn’t you come to see us when we are having lunch?

When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how ______ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to face it and work it through instead of running away from it