Unlike the nationally regulated and financed education systems  of many other industrialized societies, American public education is  _______ the responsibility of the states and individual school districts.

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For centuries, people have been challenged by the mysteries that lie beneath the ocean, however, today’s __________ has overcome many of the challenges of the depth by using modern devices.

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:

He devised a computer game and sold it to Atari.

The rate of urbanization is low ____ the rate of urban growth is high.

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My uncle, who is an accomplished guitarist, taught me how to play

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You ______ take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said there's a storm north of here and it ______ rain later on this afternoon

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Let me help you withyour homework, _________?

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Jimmy always takes the __________ by the horns at every chance in order to become a famous pop star, which is why he is so successful now

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:

Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

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:

Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits.

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They must wear uniform when going to school, ______?

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At first, I was really excited about my new project, but now I feel like I’ve bitten off more than I can ______

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Once _____________off by the teacher, the class filled out of the room in silence

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Due to the computer, malfunction all our data was lost. So unhappily, we had to begin all the calculations from _____.

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All the seats in the theatre were __________ weeks before the first performance.

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According to ___ people, most animal and plant species on earth will soon die out

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Inside the villa, the first thing you will notice is an old-fashioned gas lamp hanged from the ceiling.

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Sound comes in waves, and the higher the frequency, ________________

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Although ________, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of knowledge.

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It has been proposed that the topic be ____________ .

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When I see her yesterday, I invited her to come to my house