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Because the weather was warmer than usual this summer, the crops _________  a few weeks early.

Surprisingly, however, psychologists  ______ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

The ................. of the family home following the divorce was a great shock to the children.

In 2006, the news agency Reuters withdrew from sale 920 pictures taken by a photographer because two images taken in Lebanon were .................. to have been digitally manipulated.

Today,  most community colleges offer technical, vocational, preprofessional, and adult-education programs in addition to  _______ academic programs. 

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Danh từ “cause” nghĩa là gì?

We want to recruit the brightest and the best. If you think you fit the bill, fill in an application form today.

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The results of the survey revealed that ------were not happy with the level of service they had received from Hum Bug Deliveries.

They have demanded that all copies of the book____ .

 - “Can you take the day off tomorrow?”

- “Well, I’ll have to get  ................ from my boss.”

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The new CEO introduced demanding new sales targets, but the majority of the team believed they were -------.

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The hill was so ________ that it took us more than five hours to climb up.

Did you paint it yourself or did you_________ it painted?

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.
(41).........................

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After manufacturing 30,000 units last year, the Canadian subsidiary was able  ______  on its own as a producer.

Her little grandson has been a source of great .................... to her.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Peter lost both his passport _____ his wallet at the bus station this morning.

It is advisable that the apprentice should be ............ to learn the ins and outs of the new job.

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Do you know the man .............. you met yesterday?

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Once the plant is  _____________  operational, it will become the largest car manufacturing facility in North America.

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Mr. Trevors overcame the difficulty of speaking French by __________   improving his skills with regular practice.