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Nowadays, people have been thinking how great the future will be, but it’s more important to think what we can do now. As the saying goes well, “Acts _____ louder than words.”

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Is this the first time that you ............to this country?

I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got little patience, _____?

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------ the weather is pleasant, the company’s social gathering will occur at Ogilvy Park this weekend.

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--------- Ms. Bai was not available to lead the board meeting, she was able to find a replacement.

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I do not use those things any more. You can............... them away.

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 the following question.

She's doing well so she was promoted last year. Now she's in charge of a small team of four people.

A new schedule has been proposed as an ................ to the existing one in order to meet the deadline.

Timekeepers will soon have their incentive completion reports ............. employees can check whether they have completed their required hours.

I registered with some online employment agencies, and they found a vacancy almost immediately. 

During his 10 years with the firm, Mr. Martin ............... many financial institutions in Europe and Asia on strategy and mergers, acquisitions and alliances.

Although Edgar Allan Poe is recognized as the originator of the mystery story genre and as a master of the short story, literary critics and the general public have debated the extent of both his genius and his madness since his death in 1849. Poe rose from destitute beginnings as an orphan to a childhood of relative comfort when a wealthy businessman took him in. As a young man, however, he descended through poverty and mental illness to an early death at the age of forty. In his short career, he produced dozens of poems, stories, and critical essays that reflect his brilliant creative intellect.

At twenty, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his impoverished aunt and her daughter, where he eventually married his fourteen-year-old cousin, Virginia. Poe was obviously devoted to his young wife, and idealized images of her appear in many of his female characters. It is difficult to suppose, however, that they had a close relationship, since she was many years younger than he was and chronically ill with tuberculosis. Although Poe wrote for various newspapers and magazines during this time, making great strides in literary criticism and developing his short-story style, he achieved no monetary success.

His sensitive personality and a hereditary tendency to neurosis contributed to a tragic mental decline; however, this only seems to have reinforced the brilliant imagery and fascinating morbidity that he achieved in his tales. Many critics speculate that Poe also suffered from alcoholism and opium addiction. The fantastical quality of his work earned him a devoted posthumous following in France, but he was generally disparaged by his American contemporaries.

When Poe wrote for magazines, he —–.

Visiting professors at Kant University can ask for a guided tour of the ...........

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The cafeteria in Morris Hall offers ---- breakfast and lunch for Arai and Ramos associates.

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The new road from Batik Enterprise’s warehouse to the post office has been a great ________   for employees in the shipping department.

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

He had never experienced such rudeness towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting in May.

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Mr. Cantrell realized he had overbilled the client and ____________   contacted her to explain the error.

In order for us to complete the budget plan in a timely manner, clear communication between managers and the sales workforce is ...................

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He.............. on many subjects at the meeting.

This coming Monday, the bus service running from Manchester Park to City Hall ................... from 9:00 p.m. to midnight due to roadworks.

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I used to __________ in Germany when I was 7.