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:

Our team must develop a new strategy in order to deal with the serious problem.

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My family decorated our house to celebrate Christmas. A friend of mine dropped in

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Her job is________ of the mentally retarded children in the area

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He will book the movie ticket ______ 

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Ms. Linda is definitely _______

America holds ______elections every four years.

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In the UK, seven is usually regarded ____ the luckiest number while thirteen is the opposite

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To encourage the staff to work more efficiently, the company should pay them ________

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His mother strongly objected________his decision on leaving home.

-"Let's hava a pizza."

-"____________"

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The defendant complained ______ intimidation during the investigation.

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 ________ the salesman promised to exchange the defective CD player for a new one, they insisted on getting a refund.

When Peter was a child, there_________a cinema near his house.

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She threatened to do herself ______ when her husband ran away with her best friend

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:

Polish artist Pawel Kuzinsky creates satirical paintings filled with thought-provoking messages about the world.

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Timmy dropped the _______ on doing this task again because of his carelessness. I can’t stand him anymore.

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Although the hardened criminal committed a crime, there was a strong movement supporting the abolition of the death___________. Many people believed that this punishment is very cruel.

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A lot of research in medical science has been ______ to improve human health.

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The day ____________ I’m forced to give up my dream is a sad day for me.

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Music really helps us _________our emotions easily to others without our speaking dừectly.

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On the battle field_______.