The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Helen Keller, blind and deaf from an early age, developed her sense of smell so finely that she could identify friends by their personal odors.

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I risked ........... the road.

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This updated production features the original music, with.......... songs by Tonya Moretti.

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When you ........ here at this time tomorrow, I ...... the room.

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_______, Peter came to see me.

The ASEAN Security Community (ASC)aims to ensure that countries in the region live at _______ with one another and in a democratic and harmonious environment

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In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.

Americans believe that education is important at all stage of life and should not stop ________ people get their first job. About 40% of adults take part in some kind of formal education.

The development of open learning, making it possible to study when it is convenient for the students, has increased the opportunities available _______ many people.

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The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer

Ms. Walters was…………to make a presentation on how to increase revenue when I entered the room.

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After  placing  an  order,  please  print the order____________as arecord of your purchase.

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Do you think that success is ........... a matter of working hard?

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He’s not crazy, he’s just a bit_____________ , that’s all.

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New patients should arrive fifteen minutes before their scheduled appointment time to allow….......... time to complete any paperwork.

As recently as 1958 about half of the public schools in the United States had no libraries at all. The _______of public school libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries.

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“Please focus …….. your study and not your hobbies.”, he said.

=> He told me ……. /……….. my study rather than my hobbies.

The __________ retail price for the shoe polish is $3.99, roughly 25% lower than other shoe polishes currently on the market. 

My sister ............... for you since yesterday.

 The children are __________ with watching the same programme every day.