Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Hundreds of thousands of elephants were illegally poached and their tusks sold for profits.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

With the financial crisis over and banks eager to provide loans, it has never been ------- easy for the average person to own a home.

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The flat is very noisy, .................. we enjoy living there. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(35)..............................

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They spent all morning .......... their homework.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: “Do you have to buy this hat?” “No, I …. it isn’t necessary.”

Conservation is the protection of the                environment.

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_______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.

Would you like to………………some tea?

“What do you think of football?” - "________"

The Red Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or  .....................

If I _____ in her position, I could turn down the job 

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She’s keen ................. playing will dolls.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.  "The positions and colors of the figures in high-tech animation are determined by _____ computer calculations"

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Can you please stop .......... so much noise?

All applicants must ............... a full CV with their job application before October 1st .

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: 

I didn’t go to work this morning. I stayed at home due to the morning rain.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  These fences help to …… wind damage to the crops.

The word "plummet"  is closest in meaning to ____.

She has always showed her genuine interest in lifelong learning.

One of their two sons is studying to be a doctor; but_____ wants to be a musician