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 pile of old clothes gave off a damp, musty smell.

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We are ________________ the threshold of a new era in global relations

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We all have to follow the rules, and none of us is ......................... the law

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During the crisis, oil prices _____________ between $20 and $40 a barrel

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By the end of next month, I _________ the project to the committee

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I wondered________the right thing

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Every member of the team praised him for _________the team win the championship

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_________________the phone, Mary went back to school.

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The Nanda Clocky is the alarm clock that gives users one chance to snooze before it drives away, ____ the user to get up and find it to turn off its alarm

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My aunt is a wildlife photographer. She ________ in Uganda for many years

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He is credited for helping numerous endangered species recover ____ certain extinction.

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My favorite month is always February ---------- we celebrate Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day

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We had to spend the whole month searching for better solutions, and.......customers were impressed by our efforts

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The organization was established to ____________ conditions for the disabled

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While they _________ to Wyoming, their car ran out of gas

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Everyone says that Loan is __________.

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Mr. Stafford e-mailed the clients to ask ------- there is a train station near their office

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As far as orchids are concerned, the most experienced person is undoubtedly Miss Ito. She appears ________ all the relevant articles in special journals

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Marliet Marketing can help any business ------ its products through multimedia advertising packages

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:

It was not until she could read and write when she was allowed to use smartphone.

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Leeds United had waited ___________ success for eighteen years.