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: 

I must have a watch since punctuality is imperative in my new job.

The widespread use of pesticides and herbicides has led to the ................ of groundwater in many parts of the world.

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The airline's newly opened lounge in the international terminal can  _____________  hold up to 100 travelers.

I found it very hard to  ................  between the two sounds.

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The story about UFOs caught the ................... of the whole class.

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Prior to permanently shutting down, Rebound Media thanked customers for the  _____________  they had shown over the years.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(36).......................

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Hotel employees are stationed at the check-in desk _______________   you have any questions during your stay.

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We will be there ........... 5 o’clock early .............. the morning.

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They are happily married although, of course, they argue _______.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists and obtain legal _______.

 I’ll meet you in half an hour – I have got ______ e-mails to write first.

If one wants to take part in volunteer organisations such as Green Summer Camp, Green Saturday Movement, Blood Donor, he/she will  have to ______an application form.

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On the federal level, the endangered species list is managed ….....…. the Endangered Species Act.

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Not all the staff in this company ............. in full- time employment.

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:

He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.

Michael was ............... with anger when he saw his car had been scratched.

 Give me ________ minutes and I’ll be ready. 

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The company issued a statement yesterday evening in ______________   to the merger agreement.

_______ is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.

It finally ______ home to me that it was time to buy a place of my own.