Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.

He was exhausted by his work. He threw himself on his bed.

Mark‌ ‌the‌ ‌letter‌ ‌A,‌ ‌B,‌ ‌C,‌ ‌or‌ ‌D‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌ ‌answer‌ ‌sheet‌ ‌to‌ ‌indicate‌ ‌the‌ ‌word(s)‌ ‌CLOSEST‌ ‌in‌ ‌meaning‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌underlined‌ ‌word(s)‌ ‌in‌ ‌each‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌following‌ ‌questions.‌ ‌

Around‌ ‌150‌ ‌B.C.‌ ‌the‌ ‌Greek‌ ‌astronomer‌ ‌Hipparchus‌ ‌developed‌ ‌a‌ ‌system‌ ‌to ‌classify‌ ‌stars‌ ‌according‌ ‌to‌ ‌brightness.‌

When I came to the party, Sally and Tom                    .

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The finance department will be ------- a lunch-and-learn session on Wednesday

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Pop music is not my cup of tea; I prefer classical music.

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Clydeway, Inc., has grown dramatically ------- its beginnings as a small corner grocery store.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

How can the manager act _________nothing had happened?

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The recently ------- mayor said she plans to address the town's traffic problems soon

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They've done their best within the _______________ of their capability.

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We _________ to the judo club twice a month

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He took financial advice on how to avoid the ____________ of setting up your own business

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In the long run it is far cheaper to ___________ the needs of poor people than to ignore them.

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Arsov Consulting advised us to wait until the ------ to ship the new line of sweaters

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Amand Corp’s flexible work policy is   --------- beneficial to the company as employee turnover is minimal

Many people nowadays find it increasingly difficult to make _________.

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Winslet Food Service has ------- to expand the cafeteria’s menu offerings

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The magic show had a lot of _________________ participation, with people shouting things to the performers and going up on stage.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Despite careful preparation, the candidate got cold feet when asked a challenging question and gave an unsatisfactory answer.

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_______, the villa has an incredible view of the ocean

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Soon after take-off, the hijackers went into the captain’s cabin and told him ________ them to another destination

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The company's environment felt like a rat ___________—employees were constantly sabotaging each other to climb the corporate ladder