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Due to increasing customer demand, we need to hire more employees to ___________our goods.

My                    in the family is to dispose of the garbage.

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The CEO’s speech will be recorded in its ______ and made available to employees who could not attend the meeting

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Demand for the Waterlace running shoes was so high that the store owner set a ------- of two pairs per customer

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Well, it’s 7 p.m. I’d better hit the_______if I want to get home before it’s dark.

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There has been an increase in the number of websites and anonymous letters on the Internet which have been ______ of the government’s policies

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When I got home I found that water ________________ down the kitchen walls

Read the following passage and Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                               WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (31)_________is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason (32)_________schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (33)_________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (34)________  and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy— may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats (35)_________in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

                                                                                                                                    (Source: —New Cutting Edge, Cunningham, S. & Moor. 2010. Harlow: Longman)

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------ the rock band Captain Zino decided to offer free tickets to their concert, sales of their album have reached record numbers

My brothers love joining my dad in _______things around the house at weekends.

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Online visitors report that our company's Web site is somewhat ------

The stores will inevitably end up ____ with each other to increase their market shares.

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Many plant and animal species become extinct each year before biologists can identify them

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:

There has been no discernible improvement in the noise levels since lorries were banned.

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Though she had gotten her license last year, the father was _____________ to let his daughter drive.

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Crane operators must check that all moving parts of the machine are fastened ------- before use

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Authorities should warn people against ________ hazardous foods containing additives

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John often says he______eating fish

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Sookie Choi’s latest children’s book is being ------- by Chung-He Park.

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 Anna often dresses ____ when going to the parties in order to attract her friends' attention

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There is coffee in the break room for anyone who ------- a cup before the meeting