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Aren’t you putting the cart before the ______ by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you’ve even been invited to it?

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You expect our plant to manufacture 40,000 parts in a week. You’re trying to _______the ocean on this one

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_______________ separates Manhattan’s Upper East Side from the Upper West Side.

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My neighbor, Henry, _____ nodded to me as he passed

In the context of operating systems and program execution, background refers to a process, or task, assigned a lower priority in the microprocessor's share of time to tasks other than the task running in the  _______.

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_________ of the candidates _________ an opportunity to discuss his point of view.

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We have had through the day a rational debate in almost deadly silence.

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High crude oil prices have put many airlines ___________ the ropes.

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

The police have not had time to complete their investigations, but they have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.

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I’m not pronouncing that new word correctly, _______________?

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes each sentence: “Are Alice and Tom still living in New York?” “No, they _________ to Dallas.”

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It’s your relationships that help in getting your_____ in the door in the initial phase of your business. Otherwise, it can be a grind.

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You are ________ only person whose opinion is of any value to me in _____ present regrettable circumstances

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She complained to the company and they sent her a written apology, _____________?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentence. "There is no tipping in _____ situation in Japan — cabs, restaurants, personal care"

Even though woodpeckers .............as a nuisance to many people, they are actually helpful, since they feed on harmful insects

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We all need to cooperate to fight ___ racism and gender discrimination

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I’ve just been offered a new job! Things are ______.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions: 

(A) A new bridge (B) will be (C) build (D) over this river

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The more she practices, _____________ she becomes.

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Youth sport is being ruined by a win-at-all-costs _____________ , which includes cheating and breaking the rules to achieve victory.