Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: There is not much time left to do that work; the ….. running out.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
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 The board of directors  __________  has not formed a project team; however, announcement is expected by the end of the month.

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Each year, the relationship between what people eat and the state of  __________  health is more fully understood.

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The Salem Literary Festival takes place each November and  ___________  a number of prominent authors.

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If you have any trouble, ask ................. help.

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Tính từ “to lớn, khổng lồ” trong tiếng Anh là gì?

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Mr. Albrecht's ____________   in repplying the HR director's e-mail demonstrated that he was highly interested in the position.

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Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert.

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The girl .............. put up the Christmas decoration is my sister.

Approximately one-third of the Arctic  _______ is underlain by continental shelf, which includes a broad shelf north of Eurasia and the narrower shelves of North America and Greenland.

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He is only sixteen, _______, he is not old enough to drive a car.

Acid rain is thought to be the worst pollution problem of all. It has _________ aquatic life by turning many lake into lifeless bodies of water.

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The people ....... live next door keep having all-night parties.

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Camels were often used _______ transportation by people of the desert.

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I must say that you have done very well, _______, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.

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They made an aerial survey; that is, they made a survey_________.

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Unfortunately, when the hurricane hit the area, residents as well as public officials were ______________   unprepared.

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Qualifications and experience / two elements / help us / get good jobs easily.

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____________ a dozen people reported feeling sick from a strong odor at a House Depot outlet, and three of them were taken to the hospital.

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If any major defects in the home’s physical structure are reported, sellers should have them repaired _________   marketing them to prospective buyers.