Animals on earth fascinate us with their beauty, their grace and their speed.

I don't like to ask people for help as a rule but I wonder if you could ___________ me a favor.

Before giving presentation, always ___________ the focus on the projector so that everyone can read what is on the screen.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

She clearly joined the firm with a(n) ___________ to improving herself professionally.

The government issued a warning to local companies that all waste must be disposed of___________ or they will face heavy fines.

You shouldn't criticize him in front of his friends. It was insensitive of you.

It's inevitable that there will be ___________ in the workforce over the coming months.

It is the recommendation of many psychologists that a learner ought to use mental images to associate words and remember them.

In the early years of the 20th century, several rebellions ___________ in the northern parts of the country.

Not only my study but my hobbies also really keep me occupied every time.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29  

     Tourism is a big business. Millions of people around Europe spend their winters planning their destinations for the following summer, and their summers (25) ___________ to foreign climes for two weeks in the sun. They are the modern-day descendants of the aristocrats and the wealthy who would take months to complete the "Grand Tour” of Europe. But unlike their forefathers, tourists these days get a bad press. They're not (26) ___________ in the local culture, we're told they're just after the chance to behave a bit more wildly than they do at home. What's more, they damage the local environment and don't respect the locals and their way of life. 

     But are tourists really to blame? (27) ___________is it the fault of the tourist industry, which has failed to provide reasonably-priced alternatives? And if the local resort only offers a succession of bars for the tourists to visit, can we really criticize them for not doing more cultural activities? One holiday company, Far and Away, claims that tourists are crying out for more cultural holidays and believes that it has (28) ___________to come up with a range of package holidays which are affordable, culturally interesting, and environmentally friendly. Their brochure, which is to be (29) ___________ later this month, offers 200 holidays based on cultural themes, including history and architecture, learning the language, meeting the locals.

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

She just collects the stamps from discarded envelopes that her relatives and friends give her.