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: 

After many year of unsuccessfully endeavoring to form his own orchestra, Glenn Miller finally achieved world fame in 1939 as a big band leader.

She may look half asleep, but I can assure you she is ...........  awake.

I’m afraid that we don’t have any ................  size in stock, madam.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  Carol showed up for the meeting …..I asked her not to be there.

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 Yesterday, the chief executive wasn’t feeling well and that’s why he failed to attend ------- meetings.

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I deeply regret to her so severely last night. She was badly hurt.

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According to the memo, employees ------- a cell phone for primarily work purposes will no longer be taxed.

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: 

The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the city’s housewisves.

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Employees  ___________  on business purposes must ensure they submit their expense report before the required date.

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He is a generous man. He is ............... – known for his generosity.

I accidentally ................. my ex and his girlfriend when I was walking along a street yesterday.

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Unless the division needs to   ________ the vacancy immediately, a replacement will not be hired until January next year.

She wrote her composition carefully to avoid ............. mistakes.

The head teacher loves  Literature. She ................. significance to reading classical novels by great writers like Charles Dickens or Leo Tolstoy.

He locked the doors  ............  be disturbed when he was studying for his exams.

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The manager was pleased that his team had made a significant  ____________  to the fundraising event.

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The shop is open   _____________ twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Do you remember Daisy? I ran _____ her at the Fair yesterday.

Natural resources are conserved for their biological, economic, and recreational values, as well as their natural beauty and importance to local cultures. _______, tropical rain forests are protected for their important role in both global ecology and the economic livelihood of the local culture; a coral reef may be killed for its recreational value for scuba divers; and a scenic river may be protected for its natural beauty.

What measures have been ........... to control traffic jam at rush hours?

Linda was about to take a part-time job, but she decided to ____ her studies instead.