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The residents living in this area were warned not to be extravagant with water __________ the low rainfall this year

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Lucy always said she could speak English fluently, but when she couldn’t hold a conservation with the England tourist, she had _____ all over his face

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____ to rent a flat, we set about contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

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The prices at the garage I use are very ___________

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Our immediate ________ is extra staff during this peak season

She has a promising future ahead _______ her. 

Don’t let time go ____without doing anything about the situation.

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Though you have been advised to talk less, you need not ....... your opinion when asked.

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Over the last century, there ____ many significant changes in the way we live.

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Mary speaks English better than her sister ____________

As real estate prices have. ................dramatically in recent years, buyer have cancelled new- home contracts.

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She’s a very strict teacher. If any of her students step out of ___________, she gets really angry

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

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:

In the first two decades of its existence, the cinema developed rapidly.

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Some computers have their USB________in the back, which is hard to recognize.

She was __________ disappointed when she learned that she was turned down for the post. 

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That was the week ____________ we booked our holiday.

The injured_________to the ambulance while the people_________around the crime scene.

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The manager________the new employee a lot of compliment on the first day he worked there.

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His parents have provided _________ opportunity for him to succeed, so it’s no wonder that he is now a well-to-do businessman

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They figure that you’d want to rest after your trip, _______?