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:

 Now I understand why you moved out of that house.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The doubts among investors __________   the company's ability to expand in the coming year led to a steep decline in the stock's price.

The company had to _______ reparation to those who suffered ill health as a result of chemical pollution.

Ryan finds a new job in New York and is about to move there. He doesn't want his friendship
with Adriana to drift apart.
Adriana: “Don't forget to drop me a line when you settle down." - Ryan: “________________.”

In Britain ____ authorities are responsible for handing the budgets of public services.

I was about ………………. and see you

Choose the best answer:

She hates.................... housework at weekends. 

Read and choose the appropriate option: 
WHY DO ANIMALS GO EXTINCT? Different kinds of animals have appeared and disappeared throughout Earth’s history. Some animals go extinct because the climate (41)_______ they live changes. The climate may become wetter or drier. It may become warmer or cooler. If the animals cannot change, or adapt, to the new climate, they die. Some animals go extinct because thay cannot (42) _______ with other animals for food. Some animals go extinct because they are killed by enemies. New kinds of animals are always evolving. Evolving means that the animals are changing (43) _______ from generation to generation. Small differences between parents, children, and grandchildren slowly add up over many, many generations. Eventually, a different kind of animal evolves. [evolve: tiến hóa] Sometimes many of the animals on Earth go extinct at the (44) _______ time. Scientists call this a mass extinction. Scientists think there (45) _______ at least five mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The last mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago. This mass extinction killed off the dinosaurs.
(45)..........................

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "You must never take the helmet ____ when you drive."

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If you like .............. beauty, I will take you there.

There is a lot of information on the Internet, but it is difficult to know how much of it ............................enough to trust is.

Last nights concert did not _______ our expectations.

Tom never stays in one place for long. He always gets  ............... feet and sets off on his travels again.

If you have the right qualifications and are good at English, you are very likely to get promoted.

Choose the best answer:

I am fond of ........... to the movie on Sundays.

Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the following word(s). "Shrinking"

It is equal-chance for everyone. No one should be given privilege.

There’s not much _____ of him finding a cheap hotel in such an expensive city.

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.
That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but to call in the police

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved ____ of ourselves.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(37)..............................