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After Peter had returned from the Sahara desert, he was confined to bed by a ________ disease.

The most ............... mineral derived from the sea is sodium chloride or common salt.

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Please arrive at the doctor’s office ------ fifteen minutes before your scheduled appointment.

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_____ hard he worked, he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family.

I haven’t been up into the attic for twenty years. Anything .................. be up there!

 I would like _______ rice with my curry. 

Johnny sometimes visits his grandparents in the countryside.

Solar power is ____________________ to become the world's largest source of electricity by 2050.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
(6).........................

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
(5).........................

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How about _______ a presentation about water and air pollution?

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Mr. Hoon, the managing director of PHM, Inc., was pleased to hear that the project would be completed much  _____  than he had expected.

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Other businesses offered neither free delivery ------ an unlimited guarantee.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Notwithstanding some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.

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My young brother can sing but I ...................

“Jane didn’t look well today, did she? “ -“______”.

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.................... do you need, Annette?

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New employees will be asked to wear temporary badges  _________  their official identification cards are issued.

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They said that they ................. their house.

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Harry's performance award  ______  as recognition for the significant contribution he had made to the achievements of the organization.

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Beginning on August 9, travelers who visit the Banff Visitors Center will be charged a fee ------ parking their cars.