Picasso, ______ works inspired many artists, lived until he was a ripe old age.

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If our teacher were here now, he ______________us with this difficult exercise

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The department most --------- production unit will receive a bonus at the end of the quarter.

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Researchers at the Institute for New Generation Computer Technology in Tokyo have used PROLOG as the ____ for sophisticated logic programming languages.

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We have a wide range of craft beers _______ offer, including some from our own in-house microbrewery

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I speak English terribly. I wish I __________ English well

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Working so many hours of overtime to meet the deadline has left the design staff feeling -------

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Mr. Tanaka’s team worked ---------- for months to secure a lucrative government contract

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Look! Minh ____ on stage. She looks so beautiful

Before you sign the contract, ________in mind that you won’t be able to change anything later.

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:

In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.

The government's plans to cut taxes really stimulated the economy.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Carnegie Hall was the first bulding in New York designing specially for orchestral music.

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
(3).........................

In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for _______ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life

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They had an awful row several years ago, but now they've ___________ their differences.

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If he were younger, he _____ a professional running competition now

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
(7).........................

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I had a _________ shave this morning when a tractor trailer unexpectedly swerved into my lane

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Laura Gless promotes faculty-led study programs in ------- such as France and Italy

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Whenever Lisa is around the house, everyone has to walk on __________ around her in order not to get her annoyed