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:

Every Saturday we eat at the restaurant because I am crazy about Vietnamese cuisine.

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Let us extend our warmest welcome ------- Mr. Lam Keong Wu, our new vice president of marketing

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When recently -------, residents of Mill Creek Park said that street disrepair is the issue that concerns them most

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The collapse of tin prices in the 1980s destroyed the tin-mining industry, ________ formeremployees have since turned in desperation to growing cocoa

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He was so ____________ in his work, he hadn't realized everyone else had gone home

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If you ___________ spending money like that, you’ll end up in debt

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Many businesses promote carpooling ------- traffic congestion

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For homeowners seeking to reduce their electricity bills, the energy-saving ideas in this brochure should be -------

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I don't know why you insist ____ blaming me ____ all my troubles

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These quick and easy _______ can be effective in the short term, but they have a cost.

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When you look through the small window, you _________ that the safe is in its usual place

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These complex formulae are beyond the _____________ of the average pupil

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Profits at Talhee Beverage Co. rose about 4 percent last year, according to new figures ------- by the company

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "One advantage of living in an extended family  is to strengthen _____ between young children and adults."

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The company I ____ is owed by much a larger company, which helps me learn a lot about a big organization.

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It’s no good ____________ to him, he never answers letters

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Mr. Leavenworth sought free legal advice online before ------ with his own lawyers

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The temporary visas are available for ____________ foreign workers

Tom's mother asked me why __________ to this town.

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They have heard the news from her, _______ ?

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His wife is a terrible snob. She _______ almost all his friends because they have north country accents