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

At the moment it is difficult to assess the extent of the damage that his company has caused to the environment.

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

The plot of the novel was exciting, but I didn’t find the  .................. very interesting.

Read and choose the appropriate option: 
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.
(41)..........................

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Without telling her directly, they ______ that she’d got the job.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "The kids show some hatred towards him, ____ she was really nice to them."

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  As an orphan, he ….. earn his living alone.

Thousands of species of animals and plants are ..................  and the number decreases each year.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Some student wiped the board ____ was full of notes and drawings."

My wife is always.............. when she has a problem at work and becomes angry at me for no reason at all.

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He doesn’t run as fast as he ................

The __________ of youth is one of the most important factor contributing to their succeed. (RESILIENT) 

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.

Probability of extinction depends ____ both the population size and fine details of the population demography.

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:

An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.

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

Lifelong learning can also help amend some of the weaknesses of the education system.

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The boy .................at home yesterday evening.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the following word(s). "congestion"

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Having decided to enter the Asian market, Edgeware Electronics is now seeking regional  ______________  for its products.

Many scientists ................ all their lives to working out answers to problems.

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.
(42)..............................

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence: Biologists still have ____ real idea how many  species of living things exist on Earth.