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Choose the word with the positive connotation.
gossip--chat

• gossip
• chat

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What words correctly complete the statement below?
____________  ___________ or main clause has it own subject and verb, and can stand alone.

• Independent clause
• Dependent clause
• Subordinate clause

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Elephants are _____________ than giraffes.

• heavier
• most heavy
• more heavy
• heaviest

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They ____ come later.

• might

• may

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Because the conflagration was aided by wind, it was so destructive that every building in the area was completely burned to the ground.

What is the meaning of conflagration?

• earthquake

• massive fire

• hurricane

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Dear Bintang,

Thanks for your letter. It was.........(A) to hear from you. Sorry, I haven't been in touch for so long. I have ...... wonderful rabbits that I called them Black and White. I think that they are the best..........because rabbits are cute, fluffy and beautiful pets. You can play and talk to them, and it will look at you, as if it ........... everything. They will be waiting for you at ........... from school or job and it will always make you happy to see them. Guess what? I think that it is ........ to look after for them, especially when they are ......... and I have to clean their cage.

That's all for now. Hope to hear from you soon.

Best .......,

Berliana

• wishes

• great

• wonderful

• two

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“Another advantage is that they are really useful in emergency situations.

The similar meaning of the underlined word is . . .

• busy

• spare

• critical

• important

• impossible

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The Latin word sidere means 'to sink'--this would help a reader to know that the word subside used in the sentence below means to--

The water will subside and the flooding stop if the rain lets up soon.

• Improve

• Lessen

• React

• Return

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What does this mean?

• Space needed

• Wrong word

• New setence

• New paragraph

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The Johnson brothers were found___________________ of the theft of a police car

• involved

• guilty

• responsible

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