Choose the option that has the CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.

In 1989, a ban was given on all international trade in ivory.

Choose the best one:

On behalf ___________ the whole team, he went up the stairs and carried out the opening ceremony.

If he had not spent his youth not learning anything, he ____ himself for his lack of knowledge now.

The widened  ................... will help keep traffic flowing during rush hours.

1 would be very rich now ............  working long ago.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

There were  ________  malfunctions with the agency's updated software, so management decided to use the old version temporarily.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Officials at Lextar International were unable to agree ___________   a definite solution to the problem of steadily declining profit margins.

A smart city is an urban area that uses different types of electronic data collection sensors to supply information which _______ assets and resources efficiently.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Holden Advertising Agency won  __________  all the major marketing awards this year.

The file clerk says he can’t afford to live on his salary if he wants ________ some money for an emergency, so he’s going to stop complaining and start looking for another job.

My neighbour has broken his leg. He (not play).................. tennis this weekend. 

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: 

When the protestor entered the meeting clad only in a beach tower, the audience was dumbfounded.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Dr. Sato has indicated that there may soon be an  ____________  for an apprentice technician in the chemical-production laboratory.

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Brilla Boutique staff may refund a customer's clothing purchase _____________   after a customer has presented a receipt.

Jimmy sent his mother a ___________ of flowers for her birthday.

She practices playing the piano__________ than I do.

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: 

Local charity organization benefited the fire victims.

She is a mean person. I don't like ________ to her. 

After the interview, don't neglect the thank-you note or  .................... letter.

............... he hasn’t had any formal qualifications, he has managed to do very well.

P1: What have you been doing? P2: I ________ a lot.