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The Venice carnival dated back____ the Middle Ages

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________people know that smoking is harmful to their health.

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The prices at the garage I use are very ___________

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That football player received the second yellow card at the end of the first half and was ________ from the match by the referee.

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Here is a copy of the new Perry Hodder novel. It’s____________________ off the press.

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:

We have achieved considerable results in the economic field, such as high economic growth, stability and significant poverty alleviation over the past few years.

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 The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures.

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Do you think it’s possible to _______ on nothing but fruit and vegetables?

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Not only knowledge and skills, but also attitudes _______________ in school for students’ future adjustment to society

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Pass me the _____________ cups to have my sister clean them

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You can take _________ of these two elective courses; they are _________ very interesting.

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I was so nervous about meeting Sophie’s parents for the first time, but her dad immediately broke the __________ by asking about my car, and everything went great after that.

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________________ twelve million immigrants entered the United States via Ellis Island.

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

Background, in relation to computers, on the screen, the color on which characters are displayed.  _______, a white background may be used for black characters.

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(A) No other quality is more important (B) for a scientist to acquire (C) as to observe (D) carefully.

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Peter’s wife gave him a (n) _____ bike as a birthday present last week.

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The ex-champion was hit so hard that it took him five minutes to___________

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Grace is a popular girl so a lot of the younger ones ________________ her

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Some tourist areas have suffered from some environmental damage.

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The natives were angry when foreigners came to their country and took over their land.