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:

Though he’s rich, he prefers to live in a modest little house.

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Employees who ------- to contribute to the company picnic should contact Mr. Liu

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The schedule, which you will find attached, ______ the specific delivery dates we require

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He looked frightened as if he ______________ a ghost

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________ money for your mother?

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If the team won the next two games, they would be propelled _________ the number one ranking in collegiate football

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After ------- the neighborhood, Mr.Park decided not to move his café to Thomasville.

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We'll come in May__________the schools are on holiday

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The vast majority of the population of the US was opposed ________ the Second World War, even after the fall of France

The President _____ a speech, but in the end he _____ his mind.

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Giffords Global Investors Magazine experienced its highest numbers in ------ sales in the last quarter

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The ticket price ------- admission to the food festival and free parking

_____ a warm smile, a kind word or a listening ear, she was destined to make her mark in the hearts of her cherished family and friends

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Helen can’t speak German but she really wishes she __________ that language

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Mary’s mother _____ her to sing since she was five

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Peter and Tom _________ in anaccident yesterday

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A generation ago, no one could have predicted that computers and the Internet would be as ______ as they are today

During a _______ in the conversation, she excused herself to go make a phone call.

Ken and Tom are high-school students. They are discussing where their study group will meet. Select the most suitable response to fill in the blank.

Ken-. “Where is our study group going to meet next weekend?" Tom:“________”

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Some crimes seem to be ________ in this country than in others

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It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate have been rejected for one reason or another