_________    should try to make good impression on interviewers

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The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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Throughout the 1970s, ASEAN embarked on a program of economic _______.

 Early signs of the rebirth of civilization in Western Europe.............to appear in the 11th century as trade ..............again in Italy.

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I suddenly caught him …….. in the bathroom.

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The consequences of the typhoon were disatrous due to the lack of effective measures.

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Mr. Howard: 

We have ------- your fax order for a case of hanging file folders.  

The ____ for this position starts at thirty thousand euros per year.

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Those shoes_______________ your hand bag really well.

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The producers of the new play After Dusk decided to add more performances………..the overwhelmingly positive response to early shows.

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I think most children are creative enough to write .......... poems.

I would like to show you my lastest ________, which I have called “Boasts on a Lake”

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Constributions to our global education________will be instrumental in establishing learning oportunities for individuals all over the world.

If you make a good……………… at the interview, you will get the job.

The chairman of the board is not                   ; he has been married for 2 years.

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There are many___________signs that the quality of education is improving in this country.

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Employees currently working in Ridge Manufacturing's branch offices will move into the new headquarters ---------- the building is finished.

The Sun is ________ bright to look at directly.

As an adult, I'm independent _____ my parents financially.

Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family  _____. 

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He single-handedly solved the problem for the company and was named Employee of the Month..