I began to work here _____ January _____the year 1990. 

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 received housing benefit when I was unemployed.

Lan often visits her grandparents _____ the weekends. 

______ for the fact that he was working abroad, he would willingly have helped with the project. .

The doctor recommended that the patient ________as soon as possible.

Rarely ______ last longer than an hour.

Trees soak up gases like carbon dioxide, which are given ___  by power stations and factories.

Choose the correct answer. "We need to turn off lights, replace inefficient bulbs with low-power ones, and not leave equipment ____ standby"

There are believed ______ over 300 species of trees in EI Yunque rain forest in Puerto Rico. 

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.

Life expectancy for both men and women has improved greatly in the past twenty years.

Two dogs ran across the street. Luckily, I stopped the car just_____ 

Choose the correct answer. "Granny told Helen to not forget _______ her teeth."

Do you know that representatives of the company claim their plan will be ……. to local needs. 

Susan was alone in the house when the fire __________.

Look what is happening to our forests. We are cutting them ___  at an alarming rate

He thought _____ a moment and then spoke. 

Choose the best option:

Although we are close friends, we have totally ____ views.

......... for a finance company for many years, he started his own business. 

Her mother told her not to be too ________and advised her to try to do things herself.

He became a singer _____ the age of 16. 

There are 54 ………. minorities in Vietnam.