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:

Father has lost his job, so we’ll have to tighten our belt to avoid getting into debt.

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Most of us found the Mayor’s idea ________ their own candidates for royal honors a little awkward; but he was right, of course

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Don't beat ___________ the bush and tell me frankly what you think of my proposition

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The shop assistant was totally bewildered by the customers' behavior.

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ______

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At first, Polly and Luna didn't ________very well, but now they are great friends

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In all _____________ he failed to understand the consequences of his actions

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In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.

The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.

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The nurse__________from Vietnam can speak English well

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Be careful not to drop it; it’s very fragile.

I first met her four years ago when we ___ at a middle school.

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The Blackwell KV, part of our newest series of headphones, is the most advanced model of --------- kind

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:

In contrast to her husband, she is a very down-to-earth sort of person who manages to control his wild ideas.

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In Monday’s meeting, Mr. Ito ------- the need to hire enough workers for the peak season

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Many accidents occur at this intersection because the view of oncoming traffic is_____ obscured by the trees

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The building was _______ by fire last year and rebuilt within six months

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If Presley was considered a controversial and a rebellious ____, it just made him more popular with young listeners

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:

Because of approaching storm, the wind began to blow hard and the sky became dark as evening.

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Robert Klein received the 1980 Nobel prize in economics for pioneering the useful of computers to forecast economic activities.

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_______ that the cinema is always crowded