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.

The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the ...........................

-Lan: "Happy birthday! This is a small present for you." – Nga _____ "

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Only by reproducing at a tremendous rate do many plant and animal species manage______in the sea.

He recommended me ……… it. 

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If the work-force respected you, you wouldn't need to _________ your authority so often.

Could you help me with _______ exercises I don’t understand.

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This book is not .....................    

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A large number of inhabitants have made ......... on how to protect the environment.

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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)..............................

Don't forget ….... the door before going out. 

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WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
(44)..........................

Her career really _____ after she was spotted by a talent scout.

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If you are a student, you can get a discount ..............books.

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If it ................, we will go to the movies.

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to ......................... the Soviet economy.

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HGS Company was awarded the construction contract as it had a  _____________  bid than any of the other competing firms.

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 think we should tell Peter that the location of the picnic has been changed. Let’s put him in the picture.

What is your barrier to lifelong learning?

Many parents tend to push their children because they believe that good education will enable them to..............in the future.

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The telephone was ............ by Alexander Bell.