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 repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favourite films.

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A particularly _________ drawback of this book is the almost complete lack of useful illustrations or tables

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Some musicians don't like to _________________ rings when they're playing.

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Frank is widely considered the most likely person ------ Mr. Reed as the director of the Research and Development Department

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“How about a small present for little Jimmy after his performance?” “ ________

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My car broke down yesterday, so I ____ catch a taxi to the office

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Stacy has been giving thought to managing ------business for the past few months

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

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:

 Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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I was a little late leaving the office, so I only just managed ________ to the post office in time ________ the letter

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Much homework _________ given to students every day

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Any letter ------- sensitive information should be sent using a courier service

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Because of cyber bullying, many Internet users delete their social ____.

Your .......................... to me really bothers me. I told you a hundred times that I’m not the guy you need.

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Mr. Akagi was unable to buy tickets for the concert because ------- was soid out.

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Ha never ______________fishing in the winter but she always _____________ it in the summer

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Ms. Budrow was promoted after  -------group recorded the highest revenue growth for the year

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Instead of replacing people, as some earlier industrial robots have, a collaborative robot, also known as a "cobot", is built to work alongside them.

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We were unable to move because of the _________________ of the crowd

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He has a strong ……… to succeed

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For me,_____ is not important