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.

We can protect many species by keeping them in wildlife reserves.

I never leave any electrical appliances on standby and I think it is a good way to ____ energy in the home.

It turned out to be a ______  journey when the weather became bad.

Choose the best answer: Information technology has ____ our lives.

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My wife is going on her business next week so I have to ____ most of the chores around the house.

In the last quarter of this year, our entertainment company had a big success in signing a lot of contracts with celebrities.

The rate of urbanization is low, ____ the rate of urban growth is high.

Her success went beyond her expectation.