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An upgrade in software would ---------- increase the productivity of our administrative staff

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The employee help desk will be moved to room 530 ------- the Human Resources offices are being renovated

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The company’s income this year has increased _______ about 5%, compared with that of last year.

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I will consult colleagues before ________ a final decision about how to proceed

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Though a great deal of money had -------, the project was a failure

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The keynote address will be held in the auditorium on the ground floor  ------- the convention center

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Our department expects _________________ five new appointments this year alone.

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

 The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it.

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Once I had _____________ from my injury, I dedicated myself to training for the marathon again

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The research will assess how effectively the supply chain has ________________ customer needs

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. " In our opinion, family members are responsible for ____."

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We have seen the violent ________________ of crowds of protesters

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After raising $45 million last year, Yamamoto Technologies is now ------- Seattle’s best-funded companies

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When I heard the baby bump into the glass display case, I knew the __________ noise would be the glass figurines breaking on the floor

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It was a near __________ when that deer jumped out in front of my car! Luckily, I swerved in time and managed to avoid hitting it.

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He was there and saw what happened, so his is the only ____________ account

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Ford _________ his friends, some of whom earn more money than he does

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Visitors are asked to turn off their electronic devices when ------ the laboratory

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Erasmus Textiles made the decision to ------- work at its manufacturing plant just outside Barstow

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Seating in the Bogor Stadium completely ------ the field so that all visitors are afforded excellent views of events

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"Please don't tell anyone what happened" An said to me.