Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Because of a --------- increase in profits this quarter, Tyro Sportswear employees will receive their first-ever year-end bonus.

Prolonged direct eye contact is considered to be _______ or even intimidating.

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Evergo's latest hiking shoe, the Rugged Wear Trekker,  

is -------- named for its durability and strength. 

The environmental group hopes ______ the forest to its original condition by the end of the decade.

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Library users must remove all…………belongings when they leave the library for more than a half hour.

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In her latest article in Earthbound Science Journal, ecologist Mei Ling offers a ------ ----- review of Paul Winthrop's research on drought resistance. 

Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large _______ of information.

Choose the best answer:

They will ........ an announcement soon.

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Her poor health made her_______________of climbing the mountain. 

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It can_____________reduce the clutter in your home office and make it easier to keep track of your records.

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Nahan-Messer Publishing announced today the launch of a division dedicated to science  fiction.The division, Lightspeed Press, will publish twenty original titles this year. It will  be led by Clara Bryce, longtime fiction --------- at Nahan-Messer. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

With our new automatic renewal policy, subscribers to Larson's Investment Strategies no longer have to worry about missing our coverage of business news and analysis. Once your subscription…… it will continue without interruption unless you state otherwise.

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We have abandoned plans to install a revolving security door because our engineers determined that it is_______flawed.

_________ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought.

Lan ................ learning English a few years ago.

The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan _______ the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life.

Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information _______ is stored, processed and communicated.

They .............. table tennis when their father comes back home. 

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(9)........................

ASEAN's aims include the acceleration of economic growth, _______ progress, cultural, development among its members, and the promotion of regional peace

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

The first few days at university can be very daunting, but with determination and positive attitude, freshmen will soon fit in with the new environment.