Much of the expected boots in revenue is related to a transaction fax which has yet to receive final ...................from Congress.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.

The information is strictly _______ and should not be discussed in public.

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

____________all the applications for the managerial position are received, the search committee will determine a list of people to be interviewed.

Teacher: "You've already finished the project, haven't you?"

Student: "  ...............  ."

For the past few weeks, we have received many letters from customers expressing their...........

The professor instructed the students  ..............  the essay without preparing an outline first.

Time For A Change Liza Cooke works (1) ________ VSO, a voluntary charity organization. For the last three years she (2) ________ English in a primary school in a small village in Nigeria. Before that she lived with her parents in a (3) ________ house in Croydon, and worked in an office in north London. Her life changed dramatically after she decided to join VSO (4)________ volunteer worker.
I used to travel to work every day by train. The journey would take (5) ________ forty minutes and an hour. Now it only takes me a few minutes. I used to work in a large office with about thirty other people. Now I teach classes of up to fifty children. I still work (6) ________ - well, more of less. The classroom has walls but no windows! I used to hate my office job. It was so boring. But teaching is so different - I really enjoy it. 
Of course, working in an office and living at home (7) ________ that I had a lot of free time. I would go out every night of the week and enjoy myself. I never stayed at home. Now I find I have hardly (8) ________ free time, but I don't mind. I seem to spend most of my free time doing volunteer work
(7)...................................

Jack talked to his friend at cafe.

Jack: “Why don't you wear trainers to work?”. His friend replied “   ................  .”

 While a sports match has spectators and radio has listeners, television has ____.

This time next week they......in the train on their way to Paris. 

Military is___ in this country. Every man who reaches the age of 18 has to serve in the army for two years. 

Choose the correct answer. "Thanks _____ social networks, we can connect to each other easily."

Early radio was called the “wireless” because radio uses invisibly waves to carry information.

Nadine: “I’ve been offered $550 for my stereo. Should I take it or wait for a better one?” Kitty: “Take the $550.  ............... ”

Choose the best answer:
She_______ him when he called her.

Something _______ immediately to prevent teenagers from _______ in factories

Two friends meet on the first day at school.

A: "Hey John. I didn't know you were coming to this school." B: “  .................   . It's good to see you.”

Mary invites Sally to take part in the campaign.

Mary: "Would you like to join the Green Movement?"

Sally: “  .............   ”

Linda and Mary are talking about helping the disadvantaged people.

Linda: "I think we should give care and comfort to the orphan."

Mary: “  ..........   ”

Jenny: “I think higher living standard is one of the reason that many people want to be a city dweller.” Mark: “   ............  ”