We all welcome the government's initiative to boost lifelong learning.

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He never goes to work late,...................?

 He is too busy …... care of her. 

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

He said that his father had cut down on the number of print newspapers and magazines.

............... had the restaurant opened  ................  people were flocking to eat there

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They spent all morning .......... their homework.

Facial .................. show one’s feelings when he is communicating.

____the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily routine.

I first met her two years ago when we ______ at Oxford University.     

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According to the study, the ____________   a marketing campaign is among young people, the better a product is likely to sell.

Employee contracts are eligible for .............. each year.

It finally ______ home to me that it was time to buy a place of my own.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: It could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz. It …… tell the difference between Indian music and jazz.

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This is the place ............... I was born. 

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.
(36)..............................

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:

His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

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She ........... me if I could help her.

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Asking the ____ questions can be more important than having the answers.

I arranged to meet Jim after work last night but he didn’t turn_____.

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I am very proud ............... my school.

Could you help me with _______ exercises I don’t understand.