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:

His idea helped pave the way for the growth in the company’s revenues.

We cannot judge a person simply on the ______ of his education.

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I wasn’t sure how Belinda would react because I ____ her long

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Whichever of the five new editors seems the ------- experienced with layout will work with Mr. Abdellah on the special edition of the magazine

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Enjoy one month free when you start your company on Rooster’s e-mail ------- Web hosting service

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Servers are always ------- to answer questions about items on the menu.

He was tried for forgery in a law court but was lucky enough to______ .

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She used to be a heavy smoker but she _______the habit last year

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You can complain about it until you're ________ in the face, but you're going to school today whether you like it or not

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We ________to get up early when we were young.

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The program lets you shut down, restart, or __________ Windows at specific times and dates

By the time I went to class, the lesson ______over.

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The doorways, which arch so -------, were left intact during the renovation of the historic Dersten Building

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She is looking forward to _________ you again

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While Mr. Kohl is on vacation, his assistant is expected to take care of any necessary paperwork --------

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I hope they _________________ building the road by the time we come back next summer

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With that loss, we gave ___________ to the team below us in the standings and found ourselves outside the playoff picture

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The department most --------- production unit will receive a bonus at the end of the quarter.

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Because of her back injury, Susan will have to stay at home for an ------- three weeks

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Great------- in tourism levels have had a significant impact on the success of Darling Beach's small businesses

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I wish you ___________ so loudly when I’m trying to concentrate