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When handling large funds, bank employees are required to check the statements------ to make sure that everything is correct

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Your pain will _____________ greatly if you decide to play sports with a broken limb, though few are foolish enough to do that.

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Vallentrade manages clients' accounts more -------- than most other brokerage firms

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Your hair is too long now. It needs _________

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He was late so I decided to ________time by window shopping.

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Office staff need ____ desks and chairs to feel comfortable in their office space.

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X: “I saw a film about Africa on TV several weeks ago. It's really hot there, isn't it?"
Y: “____”

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They had been selling stolen cars for years before the police ___________ them

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He _________ that there are only four weeks to the end of term.

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:

 He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting

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I lay down on ________ ground and looked up at ________ sky

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Mary thinks she___ flu. She feels weak and tired

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"You'd better apologise for being late," said my teacher.

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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The band will be playing at several different __________ in the UK

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Vurk Ltd., manufacturer of industrial sewing machines, is ------- to introduce a line of home products soon

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When someone is _____________ , you won’t feel comfortable going up to the person and starting a conversation

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The government has pledged to __________ the amount of chemicals used in food production

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After all entries have been submitted, a panel of independent judges --------- the winning slogan based on originality

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

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It's very kind..............you to say so!