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 famous racehorse Secretariat had to be destroyed because of a painful, incurable hoof disease.

Every country has its (1) _________ traditions, some of which have existed for centuries. In my opinion, we should do everything possible to preserve them.
Some people think that in today's high-tech world traditional celebrations are too old-fashioned and (2) _________ to our lives. However, (3) _________ such as Carnival, are important, as they bring communities together and make us think about other people and not just computers. 
(4) _________ argument against traditional festivals is that they are expensive to organise. To some extent this is true, particularly when there are firework (5) _________ or parades. On the other hand, it is a small price to pay for brightening up our lives with entertainment and colour. (6) _________, celebrations like the 'Fallas' in my home town of Valencia (7) _________ many tourists and their money.
Finally, although I agree that some traditional customs (8) _________ their original significance, they can provide an opportunity for us to learn about our past. For example, Bonfire Night teaches British children about a particular period of their country's history.
To conclude, traditional celebrations are (9) _________ great pleasure and interest, and they are certainly (10) _________ keeping.
(10)...............

................ an Oscar last year, she’s now one of the most powerful movie stars in the film industry.

___________ so happy and excited.

When the boys won the tennis match, they were very pleased with .................

Choose the best answer:
 He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.

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A package __________carefully before it is mailed.

If our team  ............ U23 Uzbekistan in the final match, we  ........... the champion now.

A football match is divided_________ 2 rounds.

A player that has been_______ three times must sit out the whole match with substitution.

 I thought the program on wildlife was__________. I was absolutely_________.

He put the two letters into the wrong envelopes ______ mistake.

I wish I _    to the movies with you now.

 Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete …........

British naval ships __________ the German battleship, the Bismarck, with numerous shells and torpedoes. 

The website is not … for teenagers. It’s unusable. 

She was the first in her family to enjoy the privilege of a university ________. 

That little girl can dance ……. 

The …. between Vietnam and China is good. 

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 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless wounded and homeless.

Choose the correct answer to complete each following sentence by circling A, B, C or D. 

Mamton Home Furnishings_________customized furniture in Pennsylvania for more than a century.