One inventor that Thomas Edison can take credit for is the light bulb.

I didn’t .................. to see my aunt when I was in Paris.

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

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.
(42)..............................

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

A large city such as Chicago would be called an urban area.

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

Many plants and endangered species are now  endangering of               .

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: 

Did she get the better of you in the argument?

In the end, he lost his ............ and started gabbling incoherently.

Although apples do not grow during the cold season, apple trees must have a such season in order to flourish.

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The red dress is ______________ than the blue dress.

Although the patient’s condition is serious, she seems to be out of ..................

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:

There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.

It can be argued that the future of human life on the planet rests on ____ smooth transition to cities that are more efficient and less wasteful.

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The accident happened because of _________ driving.

They failed to ___________ the necessary precautions to avoid infection.

 Nature gave these tiny creatures the ability to reproduce quickly when food is abundant.

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He is ...................... in reading picture- book.

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: 

It was the book "Brief History of Time" that rocketed the physicist Stephen Hawking to stardom.

I couldn't help ... when he tripped! 

Pay attention _______ all traffic signs when you are travelling in the street.