Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word/phrases SIMILAR in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Species that have already lost habitat because of deforestation are given higher priority in the plan because of their greater risk of extinction.
 

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He said I'm terribly sorry ............. you ............... 

An important factor should be considered is Mr. Lopez’s ability to keep the new restaurant going for several months with limited revenue.

He took out the bacon from the skillet and placed it on three sheets of  .................  paper towel.

The refugees are very much upset because they have been deprived from their homeland and their families.

Drug abuse have become one of America’s the most serious social problems.

The new manager laid down very strict rules as soon as he had ________the position. 

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My sister started working as a teacher two years.....................

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:

It is really incredible that he is unaware of such basic facts.

After driving a car for ten miles, John suddenly realized that he has been driving in the wrong direction.

Living in New York, apartments cost more to rent than they do in other smaller cities.

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He suggested ........... a meeting and ........... the workers ........... the matter themselves.

Identify the error in each sentence: When (A) several whale species were nearly (B) extinct, the (C) number of nations, including (D) the United States, agreed to abide by the international laws on whaling.

The lion was shot in _____ nose 

Someone who has ever tried to pick up spilled Mercury will agree that this element is hard to handle.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  He wants to know when the final decision….. The activities of the committee and their delays already …..about.

Life expectancy has increased a great deal in spite of modern science and technology.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are explaining the children the rules of the game.

Our school has managed ________ a lot of books to distribute to the children in a village school.

All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground are roots.

Julie’s mother abandoned her when she was a few of months old and she grew up in an orphanage.