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:

Within  their  home  country,  National  Red  Cross  and  Red  Crescent  societies  assume  the duties and responsibilities of a national relief society.

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Ms.Tucker’s job responsibilities include _______ a weekly work schedule for the marketing division

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There are still some ________________ for students in science and engineering, but the vacancies in humanities have been filled

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------- Peura Insurance has located larger office space, it will begin negotiating the rental agreement

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It is not easy ________ a high-paid job

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Influenced by the work of Malthus, Darwin came ____ a theory of natural selection and gradual evolution over time

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Let’s take our travel chess set in case we _________ bored on the train

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After the guests ___________ she went back into the living-room and __________ off the light

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They hired private investigators to _______ up dirt on their political opponents

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When I arrived at the cinema, the others,.........

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We’re having terrible weather for our holiday. I just can’t ______ it for much longer

Tran Hung Dao was a great ___ to lure the enemy to enter deeply into his land, then attacked to destroy them.

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We ____ while we were on holiday

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Sookie Choi’s latest children’s book is being ------- by Chung-He Park.

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Mr. Kim's research reveals that types of hay differ ------- in their nutritional content

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Because his work is _____________ and boring, it gets hard for Terrance to do the same tasks over and over again

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The retail industry spends ______ $28 billion on IT and related systems annually

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Children used to ______ their parents; now they are inclined to regard them as equals

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Alice looked much slimmer because she _________ for a few months

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The proposed city budget outlines various projects, -------- renovations of the Fessler Road fire station

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When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.