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------, items sold at the Scottville Craft  Fair are unique and of very high quality

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During the busy tourist season, you should ------ hotel reservations several weeks ahead of time

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We've tried to _______________ the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for every eventuality

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Use an alternative shipping firm if Greer Freight is unable to expedite delivery of --------- order

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:

Because his sickness, he didn’t take part in the English competition held last Sunday.

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His favourite childhood ___________ were sailing, swimming and cycling

When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.

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Unless she is in a meeting and canot be interrupted, the director would like to ----- when an important client arrives

______ you can say to a friend, “I got my feeling hurt”, rather than “You hurt my feelings”, you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

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:

To absorb a younger workforce, many companies offered retirement plans as

incentives for older workers to retire and make way for the young ones who earned lower salary.

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She doesn't see her grandchildren very often so she _________________ a real fuss of them when she does.

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The Metro Tech program offers a 6-month course leading to an ACAM ______ in Basic Automobile Maintenance upon successful completion

Choose the option A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The train …… half an hour ago.

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“Hello there. Can I ask where the _______ office of Hershey is located?”

Unlike most men, my uncle likes _______very much. I like his eel soup very much.

Nothing is so big that it is _____ to get over, and hurt only serves to make us stronger

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Revenue growth exceeding 2 percent was seen ------- all business segments this quarter

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Often very annoying weeds, ________ and act as hosts to many insect pests

 Sam didn't get much formal _______.

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.

Library is a collection of books and other informational materials made available to people for reading, study, or reference. The word library comes (31)_________liber; the Latin word for "book". (32)_________, library collections have almost always contained a variety of materials. Contemporary libraries maintain collections that include not only printed materials such as manuscripts, books, newspapers, and magazines, (33)_________audio visual and online databases. In addition (34)_________ maintaining collections within library buildings, modern libraries often feature tele-communications links that provide users with access to information at remote sites.

The central mission of a library (35)_________to collect, organize, preserve, and provide access to knowledge and information. In fulfilling this mission, libraries preserve a valuable record of culture that can be passed down to succeeding generations.

                                                                                                                            From "Library (institution) " by Richard S. Halsey et al.

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In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.