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:

In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

The unemployment rate of the area .................. every month until August and then started to fall.

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

It is ............... to cross the sea in a small boat.red

Though they work as a team, they often don’t .................... eye to eye on most issues

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:

I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!

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More and more specious animals ________ of environmental problems.

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He doesn’t run as fast as he ................

I ________the garden. No sooner had I finished watering it than it came down in torrents.

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Customers who sign up for a one-year ------- to Emerald Cable TV by the end of the week will receive a month of free service.

Their plans were cancelled _______ of a bad storm.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 35 to 44.
In Korea, in former days the marriage between a man and woman represented the joining of two families, rather (35)_____ the joining of two individuals. The event (36)_____ Taerye (Great Ritual), and people from all over the village or neighborhood participated. The ceremonies and events surrounding the actual marriage were long and (37)_____ . Professional matchmakers paired up likely candidates for marriage, with the new couple often meeting for the first time at their wedding. The families considered many factors in the decision, consulting with fortune tellers for (38)_____ about the couple's future life together. During the Chosun period, people married (39)_____ their early teens, with the girl often being several years older than the boy. The groom usually traveled to the house of the bride for the ceremony, then stayed there for three days (40)_____ taking his new bride to his family's home. The actual ceremony involved many small rituals, with many bows and symbolic gestures. The (41)_____ were expected to control their emotions and remain somber. (42)_____ Koreans have kept several aspects of the traditional ceremony, most modern ceremonies resemble Western marriage ceremonies more than (43)_____ Korean ones. However, many folk villages and museums across the country regularly perform ceremonies to (44)_____ the traditions alive.
(43).......................

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "We might stop here _____ you don't change your way of speaking."

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It is high time we had to ____ some measures to protect endangered animals.

These new economic reforms have allowed for international .................. and development in the country.

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

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Relating poaching to financial benefits can _____ considered as one of the solutions to the problem."

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: 

Some operations many have to be halted unless more blood donors come forward to help.

What is your barrier to lifelong learning?

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The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient ____ to and investment in its conservation.

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The train from Piterburgh to Chamberlin travels  _____________  slowly because it has to make a lot of stops.