John was praised for his bravery,  ............  his colleagues were criticized for their cowardice.

........... the children are staying at their grandmother's, let's go out for the evening.

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: 

The small white flowers are my favorite. They give off a wonderful honey smell that scents the entire garden. 

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. "According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, more than 30 of the highest-ranked 45 institutions are in the United States, as measured _____ awards and research output."

Nam: “Do you think that there are any jobs which only men or only women can or should do?"

Lan: “  ..................  .”

Journalists can make mistakes, so don't believe everything you read in the press.

Never before  .............  as accelerated as they are now during the technological age.

 Your record is scratched and . . . is, too. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 

in the original purchaser's home. If replacement becomes necessary, Wodnty Corporation will provide an identical_________at no cost to you.

The environment can be defined as all living and nonliving items in an area at a specify time.

 Hurry up! They've only got………….seats left.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence. 

The Sanderson Company uses premium shipping|______ modified to meet the diverse needs of customers.

3/4 means _____.

He is exhausted. He ............ around the whole afternoon trying to clean the house before the guests arrive.

She thinks that unfortunately they may not understand the benefits of online information.

Military is___ in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years. 

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(6)...................................

Kathy and Kim are friends. They have just finished lunch in a restaurant.

Kathy: “The food is great. I’ll get the bill.”

Jim: “  .................   ”

The general manager has ..............that anyinformation customers enter be used only to respond to their inquiries and requests.

Herman Melville’s novel, Moby Dick describes the dangers, difficult, and often violent life aboard a whaling ship.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Ms.Kim is planning to attend the regional seminar, _______________it is not absolutely necessary that she be there.