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

I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Emily introduced  _____________  before starting the interview for the management job.

I was surprised at ____ yesterday. 

Choose the best answer:

The telephone was ............ by Alexander Bell.

My English is progressing in ......................

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Being listed as an endangered species can have negative effect since it could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers.

Choose the best answer:
The accused confidently ________ that he was innocent.

In Los Angeles, ... is not allowed in any building.

The organization underwent ............... reforms.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Could you reply this e-mail? Please confirm your attendance at the meeting!

I gave the waitress a $50 note and waited for my ...................

Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it.

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

The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.

Nam: “Hello, I’d like to book a room for the nights of the 18th and 19th.” Milan: “_______” 

She has two sons, ______________________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(43)..............................

................ me to phone them before I go out.

I ________the garden. No sooner had I finished watering it than it came down in torrents.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  It is possible that she will come to our party tonight. She …..come here tonight.

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

I had to pay through the nose to get my car repaired at a service station in the middle of the desert.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

There is still  ______________  work to be done, but was not concerned about meeting the deadline.