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:

It’s very difficult to tell her to give in because she is so big-headed.

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Scientists need a better understanding of the complex interactions that cause hurricanes to intensify. (CLOSET)

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Please be advised -------we have had to cancel your order because of a difficulty with our shipping agent

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Dad said, “Mom’s kind of down in the dumps at the moment - why don’t you buy something to _______?”

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The data is _______________ automatically by the computer after it has been entered

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:

She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.

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Ms. Budrow was promoted after  -------group recorded the highest revenue growth for the year

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The increasing demand of security has put us all under surveillance

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In two months’ time, Raymond_________ from the college with a degree and will be expecting a respected and well-paid job

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 ……. The Charges found themselves 7-0 down

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If only I __________ a young girl again and __________ the chance to do something else

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She asked Peter__________tea or coffee

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When scheduling a meeting, please be ------- of colleagues in other time zones

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His jokes seemed ___________, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand

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They have bought a house recently

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 Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, a town in northern Ukraine, went off.

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Nam...................... swimming twice a week

You _________ of snails and turtles being slow animals, but have you heard of the laziest animal in the world?

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Although the technology _________________ in the UK, it has been developed in the US

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The discovery of distillation is usually __________ to the Arabs of the 11th century

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My mother is________as yours.