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Because of  ___________  fuel costs, some people are choosing to stay home for the summer vacation rather than drive to tourist sites.

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The survey conducted in the European region revealed a  ___________   decline in the residents’s preference for online shopping.

Natural  _______ are grouped into two categories, renewable and nonrenewable.

Spring is ____ best season of the year. Autumn is _____ busy season.

Don’t waste time ........... for a cheap hotel when you arrive. They are all about   the same price.

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The landlord raised the monthly rent for the first time in several years, and -----------so.

When Carol______ last night, I______ my favorite show on television 

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Everyone ________ Tom is ready for the discussion.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

She told him she had spent all her savings but he didn’t bat an eyelid.

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While Kim was waiting for the   ___________  of the product that she ordered a month ago, she realized that what she ordered was actually not the one that the company needed.

I accidentally ................. my ex and his girlfriend when I was walking along a street yesterday.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.

To ________ a desert is a dangerous activity which requires careful preparation for risks.

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.
(4).........................

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 Excuse me! .................. you speak English?

He is sleeping in his mother’s house this week as he .................. his house painted.

 He is ________ English. 

 Now called community colleges, these two-year institutions _______ offer courses of general academic study to recent high school graduates.

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Ms.Louis, a physical therapist, is _______working at Saint Pater Center

The book offers a_______ glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.

I thought that your ________ of that problem was excellent.

Many companies now advertise their new products by  distributing free ____ in public places.