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:

How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?

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________ disliked the play because the story was weak and the acting was terrible

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The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF)______in Hanoi from January 18th to 21st, 2018

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Zhang Cleaning takes great care to ensure that all its employees follow specific cleaning -----

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Financial experts have ________________ signs that the economy is beginning to improve.

Recognizable smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Lionel Messi was diagnosed by doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth.

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She wishes she ______ a fairy now

You’d better not tease Samantha when she’s tired. You know how ______ she gets.

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Donell and Franklyn Investments promises incomparable loyalty and ------- to its clients

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I certainly regarded the tapping of my phone as an __________ of my privacy

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Compliance Department officers regularly monitor changes in the ------- framework

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After months of pressure from the media, Aurora Manufacturing has finally ----- that it is responsible for the contamination of Sussex Lake

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Polluted air in the factory ____ the workers' respiratory illnesses

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They're organizing a campaign to ____________ people's attention to the environmentally harmful effects of using their cars

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John cannot make a _______ to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a car

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The use of credit cards in place of cash ______ increased rapidly in recently years

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It is a common misconception that running anti-virus software programs and keeping them up to date is enough to protect........from viruses

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While we __________dinner at a restaurant, someone came to the house and _________ this note

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To appeal to younger consumers throughout Asia, the sportswear company is shifting its marketing tactics ------

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The road outside Franklin Stadium is undergoing repairs and ------- closed to all vehicles tomorrow

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To fill two vacant positions on its benefits committee , Adidion Labs ..... employees who are ready for a challenge