Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that best fits each of the blanks.

HOLIDAYS

We've just come back exhausted after a two-week holiday in France. We were really stupid. On the last day we drove non-stop from Marseille to Calais- we should have(31)_____ our journey in Lyon or Paris. As if that wasn't enough, the sea was so rough in the English Channel that the (32) _____ took three hours instead of one and a half. Next year we've decided we're going on a cheap (33) _____ holiday to Italy. It sounds marvellous- the cost of the flight, the hotel and all our meals are (34) _____ in the price. While we're in Rome we'll be going on a guided tour of the Coliseum. The last time I was in Italy, I was on a business trip - I can't say I saw many of the famous tourist (35) _____ on that occasion.
Question 31:

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As towns grow, they tend to destroy the surrounding ______ areas.

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We’re over the _______! Who wouldn’t be? We’ve just won £1 million!

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It’s very cold in here. Do you mind if I _______ the heating?

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
The loss of his journals had cuased him even more sorrow than his retirement form the military six years earlier.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following questions.
The washing machine I have just bought is very simple to use.

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I’d rather you ________ anything about the garden until the weather improves.

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The exhibition is free for all students. We ______ pay any fee.

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A few natural elements exist in _______ that they are rarely seen in their natural environments.

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Pure sodium immediately combines with oxygen when is exposed to air.

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Of course you’ll pass. You write well and you have an excellent _______ of the subject.

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Candles _______ from beeswax burn with a very clean flame.

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That these students have improved their grades because of their participation in the test review class.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following question.
I don’t think Max broke your vase because he wasn’t here then.

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Noisy parties are really not my _______.

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Could you please _______ me to the nearest post office?