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:

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, measured 9.1 on the Richter scale, occurring on 26 December wiped out a large number of residential coastal areas.

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In a ____________ country like this, no one should go hungry

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Complaints about its new line of kitchen appliances led Loxevo, Inc., to adopt higher -------for assessing quality

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My father is__________age as hers.

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The soldierwas punished for ________ to obey his commanding officer’s orders

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Seeing Peter’s handwriting on the envelope, she ____ the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since

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The government called for an update of the safety _______ for the new power plant

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It was a bizarre scene that didn't seem to ___________ to the rest of the film as a whole

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At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he _________ articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown

Every day I _______ up at 6 o'clock, _______ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _______ for work at 8 o'clock

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Listen! The teacher __________ the lesson to us

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As the pain in my foot _____________, I was able to walk the short distance to the car

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

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Ms. Forsythe will not be joining us today, but she ------- attends all department training sessions

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After the serious wedding photos were finished, everyone struck a silly _________________ for a funny picture

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________ disliked the play because the story was weak and the acting was terrible

The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 and reflects the______ the international community attaches to families

After denying the ........................... of any recordings of the UFO abductions, Mr President went on to talk about the newest tax policy.

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One of the Japanese government’s major concerns is ________ a decline in the national population, so they are trying to encourage more couples ________ children

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What ________________ in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies?

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While on this field trip, please be very attentive to ensure that children are constantly supervised and never left on ---------