In rainy seasons, roads in the village are always ...............

 Just ________ practice everyday and you will be soon able to play the piano.

Choose the best answer:

Be ............! He is looking at you.

Don’t give me the details of what the client said, just tell me his bottom ....................

For more than 20 years, the Vietnamese government has pursued the open - door........................ and continued to woo foreign investment.

I should leave here. I don’t want to  .................. my welcome.

I’ve broken her favorite vase. I’m ...................

Many species have become extinct each year before biologists can identify them.

Their plans were cancelled _______ of a bad storm.

More and more school leavers want to pursue higher education.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

------ ski resorts are frequently busier during peak season in the winter, they do attract hikers in the summer.

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: 

The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the ideas from the local residents.

After two years of ................the country’s economy is finally looking a lot healthier.

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.
(35).......................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Do we have enough people on hand to help us move our stuff into the house?

 Bread and butter …………… my usual breakfast 

The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main  ..................  is to protect human life and health.

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:

Golf wear has become a very lucrative business for both the manufacturers and golf stars.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Ms. Waddill provided a few members of her department with an ___________   covering the key points of the C EO ' s speech.

Some men are concerned with physical .................. when they choose a wife.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "The number of tourists ______ because now it is more difficult for them to see the elephants in the wild."