When he ............... that his nomination would mean competing with his closest friend he ............ to withdraw. 

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:

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  The film star wore dark glasses _____ that no one would recognize him.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(9)........................

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined word:

Southeast Asia is a region of diverse cultures.

The high rate of inflation obviously puts a great strain _________the majority of working families.

The marketers make an…………of products that attract a wide variety of potential customers.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Naomi Takeda was not able to attend the meeting last Tuesday, but Claire Marsters gave her a__________of the discussion.

Choose the correct answer:

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

The population of ASEAN accounts _______ about 8.7% of the world's population.

I am going to speak with the boss when the meeting _______.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

A letter…………by a copy of the press release was mailed to the public relations department yesterday.

After marriage, Mrs. Hoa always keeps a good_____with her mother-in-law.

Choose the best answer:

……… you think that I like you?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair or group of sentences in the following questions.

I noticed that the door was open. I decided to go in. This turned out to be a mistake.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

In this province, student drivers may not apply for a driver's license until they are__________17 years old.

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: 

Many people feel nervous when they first make a speech in public.

Since 1980, scientists all over the world … a lot of things to fight against AIDS. 

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.
(5)...........................

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:

The teacher gave some suggestions on what would come out for the examination.

You might get better but this medicine will do you ___ .