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 the following question.

One by one the old building in the city has been constructed and replaced with new tower blocks.

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Patrick Jolson will be interviewed ----------- three other promising candidates for the position of research and development head.

The seminar ............... with discussions on research topics that need to be addressed further.

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 the following question.

“It’s no use talking to me about the metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”

Children shouldn't be ______ to adult.

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As president, Ms. Min made great efforts to  _____________  a productive environment at Chae Investment Corporation.

He formerly worked as a machinist_______ in Boeing's Everett assembly plant.

Companies .............. send out their free samples with discount coupons to encourage consumers to buy their products.

After ................... five long months of construction, the Oldtown train station will finally open to the public next week

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We complained ____ the manager ____ the pressure working environment.

Although Edgar Allan Poe is recognized as the originator of the mystery story genre and as a master of the short story, literary critics and the general public have debated the extent of both his genius and his madness since his death in 1849. Poe rose from destitute beginnings as an orphan to a childhood of relative comfort when a wealthy businessman took him in. As a young man, however, he descended through poverty and mental illness to an early death at the age of forty. In his short career, he produced dozens of poems, stories, and critical essays that reflect his brilliant creative intellect.

At twenty, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his impoverished aunt and her daughter, where he eventually married his fourteen-year-old cousin, Virginia. Poe was obviously devoted to his young wife, and idealized images of her appear in many of his female characters. It is difficult to suppose, however, that they had a close relationship, since she was many years younger than he was and chronically ill with tuberculosis. Although Poe wrote for various newspapers and magazines during this time, making great strides in literary criticism and developing his short-story style, he achieved no monetary success.

His sensitive personality and a hereditary tendency to neurosis contributed to a tragic mental decline; however, this only seems to have reinforced the brilliant imagery and fascinating morbidity that he achieved in his tales. Many critics speculate that Poe also suffered from alcoholism and opium addiction. The fantastical quality of his work earned him a devoted posthumous following in France, but he was generally disparaged by his American contemporaries.

Just after Poe’s death, his reputation as a writer was better —–.

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Programmers at Ulrich-Ahn Company are responsible for ensuring that software conforms to the  ____________  system standards.

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“There’s no need to stand on ceremony. _______in.” said a disembodied voice from the kitchen.

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The convention center is located on Market Street, directly_____________    Glenview Shopping Center.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Stop trying to ….. my life for me.

All computers produced by Cell Electronics have failed to meet the government’s minimum standards ............... energy efficiency.

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Reviews of the Mardison Hotel chain's updated business centers are ------- positive.

It was the first time I had visitors _____ I had moved to London.

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Does Dr. Johnson mind calling at home if his patients need his help?

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----- of the new employees were able to attend the orientation.

Please complete and retum this form ............... the enclosed envelope, along with any required documentation, by August 1.