Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.

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Due to its need for ---------- repairs, the Paliot l2Z conveyor belt is scheduled to be replaced by a more efficient model.

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Despite________declines in revenue over the past six months, the Mori& McGee firm intends to hire three new patent laywers next year.

At meeting, it’s important to follow the agenda and not interrupt ______ speaker.

You can ride an exercise bike while you are watching television ______ you can take the stairs instead of the elevator.

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Throughout the 1970s, ASEAN embarked on a program of economic _______.

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“ What’s taking you so long?”- “I’ll be there as soon as I ....... my keys.”

They don't like interruptions or  ______changes of schedule.

…………Mega Foods imports only one kind of cheese now, the company will be importing a total of five varieties by next year.

(John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-1963) the 35th us President (1961-1963). He was the country's youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever ____ (1) ____, He was___(2)____known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy. He won a medal for____(3)____during World War II, and was elected to the us House of Representatives (1947-1953) and then___(4)___ the us Senate (1952-1960).
Kennedy's greatest success___ (5) ___President was in___ (6) ___the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked ____ (7) ____his brother, US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to support the civil rights___ (8) ___. He was murdered in Dallas, probably by Lee Harvey Oswald, in one of the most shocking events in us history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but ___ (9) ___has ever been___(10)___proved. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize.
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
John F Kennedy
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You need to figure out how many calories you need in a day and how many you actually ______.

Meanwhile, to ______ respect for their customs, it would flatter them to offer a slight bow when being introduced.

They don't mix work and play so you shouldn't make jokes ______ you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Nobody knows the origin of the Vietnamese long dress. There was no evidence about where and when it appeared.

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___________willingness to create customdesigned fabric has made local textile producer Desmond Finn very popular with movie-set designers.

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Why are you_____________? Is anyone sleeping?

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: 

 I was under the impression that I would listen to all the additional questions first and then respond to them all in one go.

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Market research results for Thermabrite’s new handheld thermometer prototype were_______encouraging.

Horn, like fingernails, is made of keratin and has no proven medicinal ___________.

We are trying to control the                 of the dollar on the world’s money markets.

Vietnam asked for _______ to ASEAN in 1995.