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_________________the phone, Mary went back to school.

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Duncan only pretended ________ sorry for ________ his neighbor’s window

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__________, I felt very happy.

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“______________”, the doctor advised his patient

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The Moore Landmark Society has asked that city council members ------- the demolition of the historic library

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Billy really enjoys __________but unfortunately, his parents don’t approve of it and they are making him join the school football team instead

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To test his theory, the chemist ____ an experiment.

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The meteorologist on Channel 2 said that he was ______ certain that the cold front will result in snow tomorrow

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Who ____ the next World Cup?

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Despite having received positive reviews by industry critics, sales of the digital MP3 player have been quite -------

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He warned that monthly employment figures ___________ around and people should focus on longer-term improvements.

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The general gave orders to surrender as soon as he saw the battle was a lost ___________

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Mr. Lee is ------- serving not only as CEO but as chairman of the construction board

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------- the CEO and the CFO are authorized to sign checks over $10,000

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City ------- hope to get the necessary permits to build a twenty-story office building on Minerva Street.

As there was no transport of any kind, he had to make the journey ______ foot.

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John seemed to be ________ of remembering what I was saying to him

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:

S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr Mayo's outstanding humanitarianism.

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Please remember to take back to the library all the books_______are due this week

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Experts will come together ________ the damage caused by the floods before they decide what ________ next

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Low levels of profitability mean there is a lack of ____________ to undertake new investment