Employee contracts are eligible for .............. each year.

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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The next work of art for sale ______________   one of the finest paintings ever exhibited at the Cole Morton Museum.

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It is high time we had to ____ some measures to protect endangered animals.

Many people feel there is ________ point in voting, even in a general election. 

In fact, learning is not confined to the classroom environment and school subjects.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "The computer computers the positions and colors for the figures in the picture, and sends this information to the recorder, _____ captures it on film"

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:

My first impression of her was her impassive face.

_______should a young child be allowed to play with fireworks without adult supervision

If you want your children to play football well, you need to find a good .................

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

By being thrifty and shopping wisely, housewives in the city can feed an entire family on as little as 500.000 VND a week.

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Pay the bill within 2 weeks or the electricity will be cut ........................!

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Even though subscriptions to the The Marinberg Herald's print edition have steadily declined, its online --------- continues to grow.

The plot of the novel was exciting, but I didn’t find the  .................. very interesting.

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 Besides, several programmes should be ____ that spreads the world of the conservation of the elephants in the public.

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If I…………….to the concert last night, I would be tired now.

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Unless you understand, I ........... explain it again to you.

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Author Sylvia Feldman  ________  for a Publishers Guild Award for her best- selling nonfiction novel, 21 Ravens.

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His ..................makes his parents happy. 

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I like seeing the ............... crashing onto the beach.

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

Some newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth just to impress readers with sensational news stories.