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

Pets can improve your life

The role of animals in helping people recover from a range of  health and emotional  problem has long been widely recognized. Now a survey (25) _______is reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology appears to show that owning a pet can benefit healthy individuals, too. A number of experiments, (26) _______ by two universities in the United States, indicate that pet owners are generally happier, healthier, fitter, more confident and better able to cope with everyday issues than non – owners.  

The researchers discovered that individuals have just as close a relationship with the key people in their lives in other words family and friends, (27) _______ they have with their pets. Andalthough they found no (28) _______that people choose emotional relationship with pets over relationships with (29) _______ people, a study of universities showed that owning a pet helped them get over the break-up of  a relationship with a partner.    

                                                                                                     (Source: www.the first trainer.com/)

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions

Her courage not only inspired her followers but moved her rivals as well.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions

The African rhino is an endangered species and needs protecting

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D  on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions

'If we continue to deplete our planets natural resources, we will damage the environment significantly

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

It's wise to think about choosing a ____________ before leaving school

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

I posted the letter. I realized that I had forgotten to put on a stamp

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions

I (A) bought an (B) interesting book last week, but I (C) cannot find (D) them now

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions

You didn’t help me.I couldn’t overcome the problem