Unfortunately, my trip to France  ............. because I couldn’t save enough money.

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We’ve bought some ________ chairs for the garden so that they are easy to store away.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Despite the wealth of information campaigns telling people about global warming and its causes, most people have (23) _______to realize how severe the problem is. Coming climate changes could alter as much as one third of plant and animal habitats by the end of the 22nd century. These changes could in (24) ____ cause widespread extinctions among plant and animal species around the globe. 
Coastal and island habitats are perhaps in the greatest danger (25) _______ they face the combined threats of warming oceans and rising sea levels. As habitats change, many animals will come under intense pressure to find more suitable homes for themselves. Mass (26) ____ of at least some animals are certainly to be expected, but the fact remains that many animals will simply not be able to move fast enough. 
Such dire predictions may sound alarmist, but they are based on the rather moderate estimate that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by 2100. Many scientists believe, however, that this figure is actually very conservative, and they claim that a tripling is far more realistic. If they are (27) ____, the effects on nature will be even more dramatic

Despite the wealth of information campaigns telling people about global warming and its causes, most people have (23) _______to realize how severe the problem is

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If you want to attend the course, you .............. pass the examination.

……………….you got any money? 

The ______ of Cambridge University was held ceremoniously (COMMENCE)

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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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She asked me where I .............. from.

I hope you won’t take _________ if I tell you the truth.

In Los Angeles, ... is not allowed in any building.

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:

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved ____ of ourselves.

She is ..................... in asking for bigger salary. She worked hard

Government have passed laws to ...................... protect wildlife from commercial trade.

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: 

That the government ought to develop a job program seemed to Congress an indisputable fact.

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You will become ill ....................  you stop working so hard. 

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

There’s no need to throw that shirt away. It can easily be ____ .

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She went to the theater last night ............... had a wonderful time.

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We ________ our grandparents next week.

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It rains heavily, ................ I can’t go to the cinema with you.