Airport security personnel handle ..................... items with the highest care to ensure that nothing is damaged while shipping

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Now that the city has hired additional workers, it can __________   with the construction of the new civic center.

Without ................ from the CFO, the pending bank loan deal cannot go through.

Anyone who wants to ............... in the meeting is expected to send an e-mail to the following address within the next two weeks

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Customers who subscribe to Travelog's online magazine will receive discounts ------ their subscriptions are for six months or a year.

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I can't walk in these high-heeled boots. I keep...............

Kenneth Johnson and Nelly Hung are both gifted singers, so this musical is bound to be a huge success ................ who gets the leading role.

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------- all the entrepreneurs in Florida are in favor of the government's plan to cut taxes, though a small minority is opposed.

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The cafeteria in Morris Hall offers ---- breakfast and lunch for Arai and Ramos associates.

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The launch of Blanca Restaurant was successful  _______  , but the proprietor wished the event had attracted greater attention from local media.

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At Ben Flores Blinds, first-time customers can benefit from  ______________  rates of 30 percent off.

Ms. Gibson is reviewing a thesis that deals with the ................ of this year's marketing strategy.

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After years of difficulty doing it herself, Ms. Pace had her taxes ______________   through an accounting agency.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

You had better learning a foreign language before applying for a job.

Although Edgar Allan Poe is recognized as the originator of the mystery story genre and as a master of the short story, literary critics and the general public have debated the extent of both his genius and his madness since his death in 1849. Poe rose from destitute beginnings as an orphan to a childhood of relative comfort when a wealthy businessman took him in. As a young man, however, he descended through poverty and mental illness to an early death at the age of forty. In his short career, he produced dozens of poems, stories, and critical essays that reflect his brilliant creative intellect.

At twenty, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his impoverished aunt and her daughter, where he eventually married his fourteen-year-old cousin, Virginia. Poe was obviously devoted to his young wife, and idealized images of her appear in many of his female characters. It is difficult to suppose, however, that they had a close relationship, since she was many years younger than he was and chronically ill with tuberculosis. Although Poe wrote for various newspapers and magazines during this time, making great strides in literary criticism and developing his short-story style, he achieved no monetary success.

His sensitive personality and a hereditary tendency to neurosis contributed to a tragic mental decline; however, this only seems to have reinforced the brilliant imagery and fascinating morbidity that he achieved in his tales. Many critics speculate that Poe also suffered from alcoholism and opium addiction. The fantastical quality of his work earned him a devoted posthumous following in France, but he was generally disparaged by his American contemporaries.

According to the author, critics disagree about —–.

Every culture has its own (1)_____ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society (2)_____ has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered a violation of (3)_____ manners. If you travel to (4)_____ country, on business or vacation, it is really (5)____ to learn some of that country’s customs so that you (6)_____ insult the local people there. The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and is used in (7)_____ English to describe verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be (8) _____. In spite of people’s common thought, taboos are not universal and they tend to be (9)_____ to a certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and beliefs. (10)_____, what is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another.
(6)......................

................. Friday staff meetings used to begin at 8:00 a.m., they now begin one hour later.

When you are buying an adjustable bed, you should consider .................. features such as bed height, size, material, and warranty.

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Mayberry Research Institute offers staff ------- which include dental coverage and a pension plan.

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

The sun soon dispelled the thick fog.

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

His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole.