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: 

Efforts by the government agency to improve its work were hampered by lack of funds.

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We were shocked to hear the news of your ________.

To preserve that ________, it was necessary to preserve the people that had created it. 

_______ is a branch of Natural Science, and is the study of living organisms and how they interact with their environment.

Choose the underlined words that need correcting: 

Lack of properly physical exercise cause tiredness and poor health.

Read and choose the appropriate option: 
WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
(45)..........................

Many scientists ................ all their lives to working out answers to problems.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Employee assessments are _______________   carried out in December but may be delayed until January.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: A man can never have too many ties. It’s ………

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(38).......................

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: My ……priority is to find somewhere to li ve.

They have  ......... a lot of extensive research into renewable energy sources.

The police are trying to put an end _____ the motorbike race among teenagers.

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: 

The team tried for many years to win the competition and they finally brought it off.

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Politicians should never lose ______ of the needs of the people they represent.

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I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.

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 government is being widely criticized in the media for falling to limit air pollution.

Customers ------- wish to retum merchandise within 7 days of purchase must present the valid receipt to the store.

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: 

Flats which are both comfortable and reasonably priced are few and far between in the current context of economic crisis.

 A ................  is a large animal that lives in deserts and is used for carrying goods and people.

My binoculars were not actually broken, they just needed______ .