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................. about what he had heard, John phoned his brother.

 

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We have interviewed many people who is interested in the job we have been advertising in the trade newsletter that is distributed so widely.

The weather is truly__________ today.

She has not yet got ______ her recent illness.

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
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A signed order form indicates the advertiser's………of all stated terms and conditions.

Another common superstition is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house - it will either bring  ______ to the person who opened it or to the whole household 

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The progress of science and ...... has made our life better.

The workers............to go on strike when the management ........... their demand for higher wages. 

At meeting, it’s important to follow the agenda and not interrupt ______ speaker.

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The career-development seminar are open to both part-time____________full-time employees.

The sea between Dover and Calais was so  ___ that most of the passengers were seasick.

The site also offers a job search facility to assist qualified students  _______ finding work.

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This mobile phone is out of ..........

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The old school doesn’t _____________any more. It was torn down in 1972. 

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Due to its need for ---------- repairs, the Paliot l2Z conveyor belt is scheduled to be replaced by a more efficient model.

She ...............very angry when she knows this. 

 There … some good news about my family lately. 

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If he is careful, he .......... get good marks.

We are all too dismissive of traditions in our modern world, but they can have very strong pull _____ us.

When __________ to explain his mistake, the new employee cleared his throat nervously