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 Asian Games have advanced in all aspects since the first Games was help in 1951.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

In April, Peterson’s Garden Store will hold ……… sessions on gardening basics.

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At this time, we are__________to exhibit any of your photographs in the shop. 151.

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

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

After years of hard work,  Kelvin was finally promoted to a more senior _____________ in the company. 

You are never too old to go to college and gain some…………….

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Ms. Yasuda’s _________ in managing difficult projects has earned her respect  from colleagues and company officials.

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:

Any students who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.

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I wish I ............ so much money when I was in town yesterday.

I'm afraid I am not __________ to talk about this matter. 

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Going out tonight means ……. the last episode of Smallville.

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He began ............ English 2 years ago.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Our …..  goal must be the promotion of the socio-economic cooperation among ASEAN.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Residents of Alberta Falls were.................. notified of the increase in snow- removal fees.

The chairman of the board is not                   ; he has been married for 2 years.

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A lot of young college and university students .... helping poor people every summer.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Greenleaf Press will soon publish a --------------,pocket version of Manuel Santiago's  book An Insider's Guide to Travel in Argentina. 

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Don’t let children .......... in the kitchen.

No one knows where Sam is living now. The last time that I____ was about four years ago.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction: The new employees enjoyed their first day at work, although everyone agreed that the lunch was the bad food they had ever eaten.

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
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