Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract, he will be dismissed immediately.

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.
(35)..............................

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "He was on the point of doing something ____ his mother suddenly shouted out."

Politicians frequently ___________ a lot of criticism.

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Everyone must take part in...................deforestation.

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All the teachers in this language center are ...................

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.___________is it from your house to school? -500 meters.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

Everyone in my community joined hands to help those impacted by the flood.

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. " Can I leave a message to Jim?" -"________"

I read the contract again and again _____ avoiding making spelling mistakes.
 

Under this high-pressure and competitive environment, it is ____ a balanced lifestyle.

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The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

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Mary ................. write to me last year.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  They prayed that their daughter …… be lucky again.

Colleges in the newly formed United States, in recovering from the adverse effects of the American Revolution, inaugurated a broad curriculum in response of social demands.

The boy’s brought up by his grandmother, …………..he?

It’s a good idea to see your doctor regularly for a(n).................

 I won’t have him ______ his bike in the kitchen. 

Some people say that they are ................. of events going on elsewhere.

Many people think the money spent on protecting__________species should be used for improving the lives of the local people.

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I knew her .................... I was a child.