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Don't beat ___________ the bush and tell me frankly what you think of my proposition

We enjoy _______ time together in the evening when the family members gather in the living room after a day of working hard.

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The government is spending millions of dollars in its attempt ____________ drug abuse

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She asked Peter__________tea or coffee

It provides  _____ to discuss family joys, issues, and problems.

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All ------- for time off must go through the Human Resources Department first.

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The stranger asked me where I________from

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The government recently reported that 10% of farmland has been destroyed by pollution and that heavy metals __________ 12 million tons of grain a year

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Even if you are rich, you should save some money for a ________ day

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 person who says lies habitually must have a good memory.

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If it ______ their encouragement, he could have given it up

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It's no use competing in that market since you don't have a level playing __________

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They have bought a house recently

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The opening of the new swimming pool has been ___________ by a few weeks

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Please direct all questions about ------ recent order to the customer care center

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All personal information has been ------- from this business letter so that the document can be used as training material

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Highstreet Fashion's ------- regarding unused vacation days is clearly explained on page 2 of the employee handbook

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It never __________ my mind that he is not honest to me

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The ability to reason logically is an important aspect of intelligence and has always been a major focus ____ Al research.

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:

We received a lot of useful information because the report accurately reflected the current state of the company.

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Income levels are rising in the -------- and surrounding areas.