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 who hold optimistic view believe that cities of the future will increase the general well-being of individuals and societies.

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Those who disagreed with the director’s viewpoint were _____ edged out of the company.

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However, some scientists argue that the historical evidence shows that over timethe Earth heats ____ and cools ____ naturally

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food, and even run automobiles.

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 announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high-rise apartment block in Kuala Lumpur last week.

Have you got a light? My cigarette has gone ______ .

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David is so naughty a boy that his teachers often complain ____ hisparents about his misbehavior at school

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Women’s salaries are getting more important ____ their household income

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Before doing something important, Vietnamese people always try to choose __________ time for it.

_____ the difficulty of the task, I shall be lucky to complete it by the end of next month.

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Would you take it ______ if I told you I thought you look lovely? I was afraid you’d take it in the wrong way.

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:

Tim was so insubordinate that he lost his job in one week.

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

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You may deliver the desk at _________ time from 9 to 6, during which hours there will be someone in the office.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. "Indian never use left hand _____ eating"

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John has finally found a new job after being __________ for three months.

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By the end of this March, I ________ English for 5 years.  And I will take some higher-level courses in an English centre.

The first clock, made nearly a thousand years ago, had neither a face nor hands, .............that rang each hour

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: My yonger brother has been doing his homework ___ 8 pm.

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His ______topic of conversation was the weather, which makes him very tedious.

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In order to_____ their goals in college, students need to invest the maximum amount of time, money, and energy in their studies