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The teacher _______ before we arrived.

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Finishing his speech, ......... to make questions.

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The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(2)........................

He says the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage _______.

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She is preparing for the university entrance ...............

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: 

Constant correction of speaking „errors’ by a teacher is often counter-productive, as student may become afraid to speak at all.

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I usually ___________with my brother about the happy old time when we were young. 

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Sorry. I don’t mean ……. you.

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We’re not taking on any new staff at the moment so that we can cut down the cost.

A. B. C. D. 

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When I woke up this morning, it ......  

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The Reyes Regional Theater will raise ticket prices this year          the expense of a new sound and lighting system.

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There are many places of ....... in Hanoi.

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Organized research may discourage novel approaches and inhibit creativity, so seminal discoveries are still likely to be made by inventors in the classic individualistic tradition.

If there is too____ rainfall, plants will not have enough water to live.

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All of Nahan-Messer's established science fiction authors have been moved to the new  division.---------------, Lightspeed has acquired several first-time novelists. Its first  release, A Giant of Industry by Lily Riddle, will be published on March 15. 

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For optional performance of your Rydor clothes dryer, clean the filter  _____________. 

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In Paris, many parks use their surrounding walls or railings to____________paintings or photographs during exhibitions.

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If my girlfriend gets angry, I won’t___________to talk to her in such a rude. 

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He insisted on listening to the entire story.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: You’ll need some cash in …… currency but you can also use your credit card.

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“Be aware of the dog”, said Tom.

=> Tom warned us .........