During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grow  .................... with only a few major setbacks.

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

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
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Conservation is the protection of the                environment.

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Jerry has been burning the midnight ________ over the last few days; his final exam is soon.

No one asked him to donate his money. He did it voluntarily.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "True Blood is my favourite TV series, ____ we don't have much time to watch it often."

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.

Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

When the forest disappears, so too will Indonesia's rich biological diversity be effected and disappear forever.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal _______.

There’s _______ university in my neighborhood.

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

I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!

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Are you a stamp .............?

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If we…………..to mother, we………….in trouble right now.

To tell the truth, Aim frightened ________ ghosts.

More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

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If the ................. continues, what will happen?

The UN demanded _____ from Vietnamese Eastern waters.

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Please phone this number for more ....................

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_______famous people become, __________privacy they have.

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: 

The loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.