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.

When the body is stressed or frightened, adrenaline travels throughout all parts of the body in the blood, keeping energy levels high.

    

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) ...... forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ...... twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ........ They are being filled with poison, industrial and nuclear (4) ......., chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (5) ...... of half the earth's living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (6) ...... on the world's climate and on our agriculture and food supplies, will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) ...... - a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (8) ...... to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds, including the tiger, to (9) ........ Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money - and if more governments wake up to what is happening -perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help US to avoid the disaster that (10) ...... the natural world, and all of US will be with it.
(3)..................

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The Department of Health recently enacted new safety__________concerning the handling of

The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan _______ the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life.

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:

 “It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Can the sales force …… its financial objectives?

Is it a compulsion that the scheme ____ next Friday?

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
(10)....................

The stock market has risen ……….in the last six months and now is a good time to invest.

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Brunei Darussalam was _________  second member state after Singapore to ratify the Charter on 31 January 2008.

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The warranty on Lelen saucepans does not apply to damages that result from  ________ use of cookware.

Smoking is very…. to our health.

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Tuition fees were increased. There were many objections from students and parents.

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Please note that the next programme is____________for children.

The earth ............................round the sun. 

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ASEAN economic cooperation _______ many areas, such as agriculture, industry, services, transportations, and tourism.

According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so _______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at risk.

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The boy _________ eyes are brown is my friend. 

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In Paris, many parks use their surrounding walls or railings to____________paintings or photographs during exhibitions.

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An accurate…………of surveys is imperative to building a good understanding of customer needs.

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Many insects, such as wasps and ants, use their_____________ to touch objects.