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

In the United States, the transition from one president to the next one is generally smooth.

People don't use this road very often.

 Please don’t tell me what happens in the end because I ...........  the book yet.

Many plant and animal species are thought to be on the _____ of extinction.

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Fifty per cent of road accidents results in head injuries.

The last half of the nineteeth century  .......  a steady improvement in the means of travel.

Nobody could have predicted that the show would arouse so much interest and that over two hundred people  ...........  away.

Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each space in the following passage.
UNICEF was created in 1946 to help bring food and medicine to children who suffered during World War II in Europe. It began as a temporary agency, but became a permanent part of the United Nations in 1953 (1)_______ the need for its services around the world. UNICEF's primary concern is to help governments of developing countries improve the quality of life for (2)________ one billion children. UNICEF's main office is in the United Nations offices in New York City, but it also has more than 40 offices and 100 programs (3)_______. In 1965, UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize for its work helping children and building brighter future. UNICEF works with governments to provide three kinds of services. First, UNICEF plans and develops programs in developing countries. These programs serve the community (4)_______ providing health care, information about nutrition, basic education, and safe water and sanitationThen UNICEF trains people to work in these programs. UNICEF also provides supplies and equipment that (5)_______ the programs to work.
(2).........................

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

They say that many people are homeless after the tsunami.

I made sure I had all the facts ..............  my fingertips before attending the meeting.

Russell Crowe has been my favorite actor _________ I saw him in Gladiator. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 

Mayor Terrence Miller _________   the volunteers for the self-sacrificing work they did to assist the community during the disaster.

The ________ at the football match became violent when their team lost.

Choose the word or phrase — a, b, c or d — that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is a (1)_____ agency of the United Nations established on November 16 1945. Its stated (2) _____ is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to(3 )_____ universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms (4) ____ in the UN Charter. It is the heir of the League of Nations' International Commission on Intellectual Cooperation. UNESCO has 193 Member States and 6 Associate Members. The organization is (5) ___ in Paris, with over 50 field offices and many specialized institutes and centres throughout the world. Most of the field offices are "cluster" offices (6) ___ three or more countries; there are also national, and regional offices. UNESCO (7) ____ its objectives through five major programes: education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information . Projects (8) ____ by UNESCO include literacy, technical, and teacher-training programes; international science programes; the promotion of independent media and freedom of the press; regional and cultural history projects, the promotion of cultural (9)____; international cooperation agreements to secure the world cultural and natural heritage ( World Heritage Sites ) and to (10) ___ human rights.
(3)...................

I have been trying to ring him up all day and I could not ______ through.

When things get wildly busy in the morning, some people ............... breakfast to save time.

_______that Jane was able to retire at the age of 50.

I’m not sure my brother will ever get married because he hates the feeling of being.............

Choose the correct answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  John _____ into Mark downtown last week.

The more effect you put in this project,.....................