I should be able to fix your computer but I need some time to look ____the cause of the problem.

 

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:

His mother has no alternative, but stitches his clothes as ready-made clothes are not available.

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Educated in the UK (A), his qualifications are (B) widely recognized (C) in the world of professionals. (D)

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She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends went she went abroad to study.

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:

In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.

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

Choose the best answer:

They started, as ........ gatherings but they have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.

My English is progressing ______.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

I’d suggest that we avoid telling any scary stories with Janet around. She’s a bit unstable and could get hysterical.

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"Be quick! We must speed up if we don't want to miss the flight.

The type of plant and animal life living in and around a pond depends on the soil of the pond,...........and the pond’s location.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: The detective’s resourcefulness helped him solve the mystery.

In my opinion, this is _______less satisfactory than the previous offer.

You have to study hard to _______ your classmates.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                     ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)_________human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33) ________  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (34)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (35) ________  increasingly heavy demands on it

(34).................................... 

The plan was developed ________ by a team of experts.

He lost the race because he ________ petrol on the last lap.

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A frightening number of illiterate students are graduating from college.

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 It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the local groundwater.

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Don‘t get angry with such a thing. It’s only a storm in a teacup.e

When Carol called last night, I ________ my favorite show on television.