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:

To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.

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With the development of (A) the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen (B) do not scarcely have (C) as much traveling as they used to (D).

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Some computers have their USB________in the back, which is hard to recognize.

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One of the features (A) of London is the number (B) of big stores, most of them (C) are to be found (D) in or near the West End.

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My advice is: don't panic; stay .....................

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Regulation can be an effective way to _______________ outdated technologies

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When one is depressed, she doesn’t want to do anything butsleep, ________?

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The rising________can result in a host of troublesome problems

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: Her parents ……… sacrifices so that she could have a good education.

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The invention of printing on paper provided a technology ____ which information could be stored over the long term

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 _______, Miss Universe 2015 host Steve Harvey wrongfully declared Miss Colombia the winner when she was the first runner – up

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It is possible _________ may assist some trees in saving water in the winter

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(A) No other quality is more important (B) for a scientist to acquire (C) as to observe (D) carefully.

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The handwriting is completely illegible. This note ____________a long time ago.

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Our Human Resource Department will let you know if we have any suitable ________

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Would it be possible to make an early __________ to have my car serviced tomorrow?

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Minh had his teeth decayed, ____ he refused to see the dentist

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________________ that he burst into tears.

A curriculum that ignores ethnic tensions, racial antagonisms, cultural _______ and religious differences is pot relevant.

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Yesterday, my husband gave me a(n) ___________ painting he bought when he went on a business trip

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He literally was at death’s ______ when a kidney became available for transplant.