Secondary education is now compulsory nationwide.

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I don’t know French, but I’ll ________.

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------ ski resorts are frequently busier during peak season in the winter, they do attract hikers in the summer.

If the factory closes, that will be a million dollars' worth of investment down the ..................

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The red dress is ______________ than the blue dress.

When we went to Egypt he knew ______________ no Arabic, but within six months he had become extremely fluent.

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: 

Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.

The thieves may have made their _____ in a white Mercedes van.

............... me to your mother when you are in New York.

After a long working day, she felt ..................

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.
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More than a billion people all over the world are under the threat of desert ............................

Choose the correct response to each of the following exchanges. "Did you have a good weekend?"-"_______"

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Severe weather conditions can also reduce population numbers because animals tend to have fewer offspring.

Her career really _____ after she was spotted by a talent scout.

I wish you ____ throw rubbish out of the car window.

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They often go to that ................. to pray.

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Today's online world is full of opportunities for all of us to ____ our own learning path.

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I don’t think she can get her message _______ to the students. She seems too nervous.

Mrs Townsend was left _______________ all the arrangements for the outing by herself.

The ................. polluted atmosphere in some industrial regions is called “smog”.