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They are________powerful in the competition. They can beat any opponents.

In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost. 

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Paul has just sold his_______ car and intends to buy a new one.

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When his alarm went off, he shut it off and slept for __________ 15 minutes

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I thought this test would be difficult, but it is ________ test I’ve ever taken

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My neighbor asked me for rice, but I had________left.

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You are not allowed to drive your car in the city center at rush hour ______ there is too much traffic then

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It _____ as a strange to me that he failed the exam because he is so smart and diligent student.

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:

I knew she was only flattering me because she wanted to borrow some money.

Labor unions and the company _______in a confrontation over plans to curb benefits.

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.

(33)...........................

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How beautiful the queen is, ________?

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Typhoon Damrey has caused extensive damage ____ houses, boats and crops in Vietnam

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:

Urbanization is the shift of people moving from rural to urban areas, and the result is the growth of cities.

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Jane got into a heated________with her husband over the financial difficulties

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To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.

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Marine plants and animals fall into three major groups, some of which live on or _________ on the bottom like the starfish

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My grandmother __________ her whole life to looking after her children

He managed to keep his job ________ the manager had threatened to sack him.

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Workers who do not obey the safety regulations will be _____immediately

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With the good ____________ of both Vietnamese and English, Miss Loan was assigned the task of oral interpretation for the visiting American delegation