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He didn’t stay at home. ………., he went out with his friends.

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I haven't seen her ....... she was a little girl.

We have been very successful at our current location, but as our regular _________

By the end of next year, George ............... English for two years. 

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Inclement weather and a reduced workforce……the greatest challenges to the renovation of the Kern Science Center.

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The Brisbane Independent Daily Herald greatly appreciates your loyalty, and we remain committed to -------- timely and accurate news coverage to our readers.

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I have a vague recollection of meeting him when I was a child.

Considering her ability, dedication, and expertise, I am…………that Ms. Yoko will be the most suitable person for the position of marketing manager.

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

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My mother used to be___________with her friends at university because of her beauty.

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Throughout the 1970s, ASEAN embarked on a program of economic _______.

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Employees at NC media co., Ltd…………donate to local charities by hosting Fund-raising parties.

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Human resources director Erika Nikata understands that employee recruitment and retention are.................. important.

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Passengers should be_______that the airline is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

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…………his falling out with his former employer, Mr. Lee still meets with some of his old co-workers from time to time.

We were all __________ at his progress. 

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
(1)...............

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............ money is a simple way to do charity.

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
(7)......................

Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family  _____. 

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The company's expansion into South America will___________the creation of more than 100 jobs.