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: 

Humans depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water, and fertile soil for agriculture. 

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

_________________the banking industry and the real estate market saw a rise in profits over the past quarter.

When wet, ................

The elegant hotel we stayed at was....................and bright and had a private entrance and patio with a view of the ocean.

The Irish potato famine of 1845 and 1848 were some of the worst in that country’s history and led to thousands of deaths and mass emigration.

English has become a second language in countries like India, Nigeria or Singapore where ______ for

Luca is at Noi Bai Airport. She wants to exchange some money, she is talking to Paula - a clerk at a currency exchange kiosk.

Luca: “I'd like to change some money.” Paula: “  ..................   ”

Marry is talking to Linda over the phone. Mary: “Thank you for helping me prepare for the party.” Linda: “  ..................  ”.

Choose the correct answer.

In England, primary education is provided by state schools run by the government and by _______ fee-paying schools.

She was brought up in the slums of Leeds.

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: 

He didn’t bat an eye when he realized he failed the exam again. 

How to protect children web fans from unsuitable material online while (1) ________ them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.
For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as hazard and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions, the wilds of the Internet can be safely (2) ________. "Kids have to be online. If we tell our kids they can't (3) ________ the Internet, we're cutting them off from their future," said an expert. 
Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also (4) ________ places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines (5) ________ just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a "content screener". But this can't be wholly (6)________, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet. 
A few other tips: - Don't put the PC in a child's room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep (7)________ things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.
- Ask your child (8) ________ he or she has been doing and about any friends they make online.
- Tell your child not to give on-line strangers (9) ________ information, especially like address and phone number.
- And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet online over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them (10) ________ you go along.
(10)............................

If he ........ harder, he would have passed the exam.

........... employees in the postal service has meant slower service in the last two years.

3/4 means _____.

“What did Maria ask you?”

“She asked me .............  I had ever been abroad.”

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "Graduate students often _____ their weekends  gathering  data  for their research."

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.

We’d  better  leave early  tomorrow ............there’s a lot of traffic when we get to London.

Jane got married  .............. Peter two years ago, but now they have split

While on holiday Walter and Daisy were caught _____ a military coup.