Customers ------- wish to retum merchandise within 7 days of purchase must present the valid receipt to the store.

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Flight MH370 of Malaysia Airlines is reported to vanish on the way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

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Children often learn very ...................... things around them.

Ian has no difficulty in ____ into use the perfect plans his friends have prepared for him.

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With the financial crisis over and banks eager to provide loans, it has never been ------- easy for the average person to own a home.

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WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
(42)..........................

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Storing dangerous chemicals near the main factory floor creates a -------- hazardous situation for the employees who work there.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "In the case of central Africa's forest elephants, _____ are harder for tourists to see and therefore attract fewer visitors, the costs of protecting them exceed the benefits from tourism."

The woman _______ when the police told her that her son had died. 

ASEAN  press  praised the great  ................  of Vietnamese athletes at the 22nd SEA Games.

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Upon his retirement, Mr. Ross was highly commended for his vital contributions during the company's  ___________  years.

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The Whitby Town Council recently prepared a brochure recommending ways that residents can play an ---- - - - role in the community.

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My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.

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New cycling safety regulations have just been ________________   by the Ministry of Transportation.

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People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(35)..............................

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We often take part in many ..................... activities at school.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "The kids show some hatred towards him, ____ she was really nice to them."

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The accused confidently ________ that he was innocent.

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She gave a long .................about unemployment in Vietnam. 

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Dick put ____ ball in ____ net in _____ second half but ____ goal was disallowed.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.