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:

There were so many members of the company who had gone against the leader that he resigned.

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Purchasing a home without inspecting it first is like buying a pig in a ________

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Liao Uniform Services has been a leading     ------- of medical apparel for more than 30 years

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His jokes seemed ___________, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand

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You are too slow. I’m sure that by the time you phone them, they ______ that car to someone else

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Mary usually ________________ me on Fridays, but she didn’t call last Friday

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New advertisements for Vitamax 700 will be created to ------- to potential customers in Southeast Asia

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Upon arriving at the flat ________ it, we noticed that it hadn’t been decorated as tastefully as the estate agent had led us ________

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This information about taxes ____________ helpful

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I try to foster an appreciation for classical music in my students. (CLOSET)

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The regulations governing animal research _______ many provisions to safeguard animal welfar

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Excel Energy Corporation's new online training program has ------- features and forum discussions for trainees

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Mia and John are talking about Tom.
- Mia: “Do you think Tom will fail in the examination?”
- John: “No, _______.”

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Mrs. Jones's husband passed away fast Friday. We are all shocked by the news.

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We wish to apologize for the error in _____ your request, and we would like to offer you free delivery service next time you do business with Free Ride

He has been very interested in doing research on _______ since he was at high school.

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 The old woman claims to converse regularly with him.

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Mylan is a leading pharmaceutical company in the field of preventive medicine, for which it -------- multiple awards over the past ten years

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SARS  ___ an epidemic that kills many people in china

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Many ------- are currently signed up for Trax Communications’ most affordable data plan

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Parents’ choice (A) for their (B) children’s names are based (C) on names of their relatives (D) or ancestors.