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 team wasn’t playing well, so the coach took the bull by the horns and sacked several senior players.

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She’d save money if she bought that old jeans, _____?

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Many buildings in the old part of the city are ________________

If I had got up early, I _____ to have breakfast now.

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Discount broker TD Waterhouse has stirred up a hornets’ ________ with the announcement that it will introduce margin trading into the UK

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Cultural ______ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift.

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There is a ____ mood everywhere on New Year’s Day

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Robert ________________ a story about his car having broken down

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I applied for the job but was__________

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We ________________ our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed

 Remember to appreciate what your friends do for you. You shouldn't take them______. 

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:

 People in Korea gave books to schools in Indonesia, and Indonesians taught Koreans a traditional dance. This exchange helped them learn about each other's culture.

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South Africa was ________________ a period of irreversible change

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I would like to have more job satisfaction, and this is my principle reason for leaving the job.

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Football seems to be the most popular_________ sport all around the world.

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I think seat 4 or 5 is the most _________ for me because I’ve never been a boat before.

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Apparently, ______ science, mathematics, and technology are defined as much by what they do and how they do it as they are by _____ results they achieve

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Students can only use technological devices to complete their work ____ investment on notebooks and books

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The firefighters’ single-minded devotion to the rescue of the victims of the fire was _____

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:

His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

John failed again. He _______ harder.