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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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Because my appendicitis was a(n) ____________ issue, the nurse took me directly into an emergency station for treatment.

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It is desirable that the hotel manager ____ to call the maintenance staff every 6 months to clean up the air conditioners

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Running a successful art gallery takes more than just a love of art; it also requires a certain business -------

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Alex usually ____________ his homework at 8 p.m

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Dhyana Home Improvement routinely offers discounts to local nonprofit organizations that are ------- new buildings

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The Amazon River ________________ into the Atlantic Ocean

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We were up all night drinking cheap wine, and I woke up the next morning with a ______________ headache

Complete the conversation about urbanisation in Ho Chi Minh City, using the responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.
Mai: I’ve seen a lot of high buildings are under construction in out city, Mr. Tan. It’s an example of urbanisation in your lecture.
Mr. Tan: That’s right. Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in our country with an urban area of 10 million inhabitants.
Mai: Wow, really? Is it the official figure of our city’s population?
Mr. Tan: Of course not. There are so many people who come to work in the city but their residence certificates is in the countryside. (16)_________. It is called “the floating population”.
Mai: “The floating population”? Does our city have the highest rate of economic growth?
Mr. Tan: Yes, it does. It’s the most major economic centre of our country?
Mai: I guess our city faces several issues, such as housing. Is that right, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: You’re right. (17)__________. Work has begun on the construction of the new district of Thu Thiem on the other bank of the Saigon River, and soon in Thanh Da.
Mai: Fantastic. It’ll become a new center of our city.
Mr. Tan: Like Pudong in Shanghai, Mai. (18)___________.
Mai: The traffic is always so heavy. The number of road accidents is on the rise and has affected the young population.
Mr. Tan: The present bus lines only meet 7% of the need transport. (19) _____________.
Mai: When will the metro lines be finished, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: By the year 2020. (20)________.

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My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline ________ moral standards in today's society

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Mr Smith,______is a retired teacher, often does volunteer work to help the poor and the disabled people

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The president has just realized that the launch of our new product must be postponed owing to…………conditions in the market

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:

Some newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth just to impress readers with sensational news stories.

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When he was a student, he________ the bus to go to school.

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Gavin chose ________ the car without ________ whether the motor worked properly or not

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We _______ in here last summer.

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Departments should not spend an ------ amount of their budgets on office supplies

It provides  _____ to discuss family joys, issues, and problems.

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He was looking for a quiet, submissive wife who would obey his every word. 

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Following a brief ------ with the chief technician, Mr. Moore agreed to update the operations manual

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Students enrolled as full-time can fully ------- in the university extracurricular clubs