Employees will be given bonuses and incentives. ..............depending on their performance achievements, not based on their relationship with supervi-

sors.

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His ______topic of conversation was the weather, which makes him very tedious.

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:

I only have time to tell you the main idea of it, not the details.

The word CLOSEST in meaning to: important

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The incredible journey in search of the Blue Fairy is in __________

The word OPPOSITE in meaning to "appropriate"

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Last year she earned _______ her brother. 

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When someone is down on their _____, friends are not easy to find.

One of the four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D in each sentence is not correct in standard English. Identify them:

I ________ telephone her if I knew her number.

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There was a lot of opposition from the parents of the __________ children because they used to believe that their children could not learn anything at all

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No one accepts that negotiation, ______?

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:

He is from such an unemotional family, he will never learn to unleash his feelings.

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I am not sure which point of view you are taking on this problem.

Tom and Tony are talking about a tennis game.

Tom: I thought your tennis game was a lot better today, Tony.

Tony:  ................  ! I thought it was terrible.

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She prayed________God________her son’s recovery

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Patricia has checked the reports and can vouch for the ___________ of the information.

They must ________with an influx of immigrant children, many of whom speak little or no English. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: 

I (A) wish my mother (B) gives (C) me presents (D) more often.

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He’s never on time to fulfill the tasks, __________________?

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There has been growing public concern about the use of chemicals in food ______ recently

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Tourism is changing rapidly as nature, heritage, and recreational destinations become more important, and as conventional tourism is forced to ________ tougher environmental requirements