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.

Tet marks the beginning of spring and, for agrarian people who depend on the lunar calendar to manage their crops, the start of the year.

A combined gross domestic _______ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of around 6% per year

Mrs. Robinson ___ great pride in her cooking.

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: 

This is a difficult topic. Please, explain it in plain language.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

The education system is a mirror that reflects the culture.

Since...................,I have heard nothing from him.  

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(9)........................

       _____________ he had a suggestion he didn’t raise his hand.

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Diner prices at the Palace Garden Restaurant are_________, and making reservations in advance for any weekend dining plans is recommended.

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The Joseph Wellington Library would like to thank all donors for their_______ during the recent fundraising campaign.

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No firm can ---------- to rely forever only on the strength of its name to sell products. 

He did a great report on the future of the ship-building industry but I didn't agree with his……….at all.

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To…........... for the local- shopper discount, customers must show proof of residency.

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Janning Footwear’s marketing campaign was ______ aimed at young adults in  an attempt to broaden its customer base. 

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The teacher _______ before we arrived.

…………anyone wish to access the information the status of his or her order, the password should be entered.

She’s decided not to work overseas after all. In any ____ , she doesn’t like cold weather.

Since no one bought tickets to the disco, we had to call it ____ .

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We welcome you to theParibas Company. Weare pleased that you have accepted a full-time position as a financial adviser ______in our Kuala Lumpur office.

Library and information science majors should be reminded of the seminar beginning…………at 6:00 p.m in room 212B

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Market research results for Thermabrite’s new handheld thermometer prototype were_______encouraging.