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The Liu Supermarket ------- that Jennifer Chan will take over as CEO next month came as a surprise

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_____________cigarettes for years, he was diagnosed with lung cancer

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 He had never experienced such discourtesy towards the president as it occurred at the annual meeting

I and Kenny______ pen pal friends since I_______ Singapore.

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"Why did you ask?" "Oh, no ________________ reason, just making conversation."

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They had an awful row several years ago, but now they've ___________ their differences.

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Today,WichnerIndustries announced that it ------- opening an office in Kuala Lumpur to coordinate its overseas operations.

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Remind customers to return their rental car ------- a full tank of fuel

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Changes in the stock market were pretty inconsequential during the past week. (CLOSET)

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Acupuncture is part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and ____ in China for thousands of years

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What time _________ home for school yesterday?

By the time I got to the station the train ______.

We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing ______ the challenge isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits

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The increase in population in urban places ____ water and sanitation facilities, which results ____environmental pollution and health hazards

On the first days of the year, Vietnamese people not only _______ the table for meals, but they also put food on the altar for their ancestors.

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My father was an engineer, and I plan to _______in his footsteps and study engineering in college

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The augmentation in the population has created a fuel shortage.

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I applied for the job but was___________

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They knew that it was just not feasible ______ such a small firm to compete with the big boys.

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There has been an ________________ drop in the number of unemployed since the new government came to power

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------- of the employees have placed their order for a new standing desk