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These factors helped to elevate the town into the list of the ten most _________________ in the country.

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______ from a business trip to NewYork.

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All employees should back up crucial data     ------- switching over to the new software system on August 5

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It is imperative that computer passwords ------- kept confidential

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The more paper we recycle, ________

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This is a nice restaurant, isn’t it? Is this the first time you ________________ here?

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Nam asked her where she_______

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 teacher testified to the boy’s honesty when he was accused of stealing from another student. (27 p275)

A. believed in    B. doubted    C. confirmed    D. ensured

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She hasn't learned her lines yet, and we've got our first _________________ tomorrow

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The crowd stood under a ____________ of brightly colored umbrellas.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

A public spending programme is out of the question in the current economical climate.

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The A.I. expert wanted to have his assistant ____ the newly made robot

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This is the second time in a row that he didn’t show up, and I believe he did it on ______________

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You must have felt ____ when all the exams were over

Family structures of one married couple and their children were present in Western Europe and New England in the 17th century, influenced ______ church and theocratic governments

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We greatly appreciate your ------ in preparing your office for the upcoming move

Parents’ choices for their children’s names is based on names of their relatives or ancestors.

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The ceiling fan in this room doesn’t look very safe. It looks as if it _________ down

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I’m sure he __________ a reply the moment he __________ your invitation to the party

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__________she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework.

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Peter: “What a great haircut, Lucy!” Lucy: “________”