Columbus ...........  America more then 400 years ago.

Maria: “Can I borrow your umbrella for a day?” Ann: “  ..............   ”

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Unless I miss my guess, your computer needs a new hard drive. 

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This is the ranch in my ______ town.

My family consist  ............  five people my parents, my two younger brothers and I.

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Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures.

 On ............ he had won the first prize in the competition, he cried out with joy.

Meggy is complimenting Marie on her new dress. Meggy: “Wow! What a nice dress you are wearing!”

Marie: “ .................    ”

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(7)...................................

_______ is the study of the Earth's physical features and the people, plants, and animals that live in different regions of the world.

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What do you like doing in your spare time?

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Cast , Josephine Gray won a best actress award for On The Snow , and several other actors received noninations . The upcoming season|||||||||||||||||to be even more execiting!

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For over thirty years, our firm has been conducting audits to determine companies'________with local and national tax laws.

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I taught_______.

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The mechanic needs_______ a new muffler on your car.

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People tend to work hard at this ......... of life.

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The lnternet has made  it  easier  for vehicle buyers to__________for banks that offer the best loans.

His parents object strongly .........  his playing too much computer games.

It was him who came running into the classroom with the news.

_______ is the study of the events of the past.

Our aim is to increase the efficiency of the rail services both for freight and passengers by providing services on the network and increasing ............among companies.