Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.

The importance of introductions is not merely the provision of a name. No one (61)_________what your name actually is, unless it really is something devastatingly unusual, in which case it may serve as a conversation starter. Most, as (62)_________as it may be, will forget it almost instantly. In its barest form, an introduction is the accepted method (63)_________which the introducer, who knows the two people to be introduced, vouches for the character of the introducees by having a (64)_________acquaintance. The level of (65)_________with which the introducer takes on the task is indicative of the relationship between the introducer and the newcomer, so if you are the one saddled with the task, take it on with gusto. The newcomer will be delighted you think so (66)_________of them and anyone to which you make the introduction will immediately believe the person to whom they are being introduced is worthy of (67)_________time and conversational skills.

Occasionally, the go- between will forget to (68)_________. At this point, if you are a friend of the go- between, the kindest thing to do is to loudly and jokingly force him or her into an introduction of

the (69)_________.The go- between should, at this point, apologize emphatically for their (70)_________and make a greater effort to incorporate them into conversation.

Question 69:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
She has always had a good relationship with the children.

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But for his father’s early retirement, Peter would not have taken over the family business.

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Alison bought the big house because she wanted to open a hotel.

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Far from rejecting my offer, he accepted it gladly.

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The players were cheered by their_________as they came out of the pitch.

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She passed the university entrance exam_________made her parents proud.

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Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to_________his bad cold.

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Mrs.Brown had her bicycle_________yesterday.

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Although one of his ships succeeded in sailing all the way back to Spain through the Cape of Good Hope, Magellan never completed the first circumnavigation of the world, and______

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The hut_________is said to be haunted.

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I’m not surprised she changed her mind_________the last moment.

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Many natural resources_________by 1he end of the century.

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The latest medical report indicated that the patient’s temperature was near ormal and their lungs were partially cleared.

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The pay was not brilliant but I could_________and there were many aspects of the job that I enjoyed.

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You’d better resign before they find out about what you_________.