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Due to their limited experience in Asia, KDM's executives made the ______   choice to collaborate with a well-established firm in the region.

................. Friday staff meetings used to begin at 8:00 a.m., they now begin one hour later.

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The popularity of the daily television show, Celebrity Update, has declined ------ the years as entertainment news has become increasingly available online.

Although Edgar Allan Poe is recognized as the originator of the mystery story genre and as a master of the short story, literary critics and the general public have debated the extent of both his genius and his madness since his death in 1849. Poe rose from destitute beginnings as an orphan to a childhood of relative comfort when a wealthy businessman took him in. As a young man, however, he descended through poverty and mental illness to an early death at the age of forty. In his short career, he produced dozens of poems, stories, and critical essays that reflect his brilliant creative intellect.

At twenty, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his impoverished aunt and her daughter, where he eventually married his fourteen-year-old cousin, Virginia. Poe was obviously devoted to his young wife, and idealized images of her appear in many of his female characters. It is difficult to suppose, however, that they had a close relationship, since she was many years younger than he was and chronically ill with tuberculosis. Although Poe wrote for various newspapers and magazines during this time, making great strides in literary criticism and developing his short-story style, he achieved no monetary success.

His sensitive personality and a hereditary tendency to neurosis contributed to a tragic mental decline; however, this only seems to have reinforced the brilliant imagery and fascinating morbidity that he achieved in his tales. Many critics speculate that Poe also suffered from alcoholism and opium addiction. The fantastical quality of his work earned him a devoted posthumous following in France, but he was generally disparaged by his American contemporaries.

What does the author claim strengthened the imagery of Poe’s tales?

We take every appropriate measure to ensure that your personal information is kept ...................

 How about --------- a drink?

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All airlines are required by law to keep inflatable life jackets located -------- passenger seats in case there is an emergency.

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The financial review board has stated that no budget proposal may   _____________ ten pages.

After ................. reviewing blueprints for the new R & D laboratory, the construction consultant made a few adjustments in order to comply with government safety regulations.

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Broadcasting the ____________  latest news 24 hours a day, cable station CPP allows viewers to keep up-to-date on world events.

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He felt his space had been ______ when his father came to stay.

When my daughter was a baby, I noticed that she developed a ______liking for classical music, and when she was six I signed her up for violin classes.

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Production has been  _____________  on Grant Auto's new line of cars while engineers resolve a problem with the brake system.

Employers always want job ____ to be able to demonstrate their skills and qualities.

Customers must contact the ..................... directly for all warranty and repair issues.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

She refused to tell me what was the director's salary was because that information was confidential.

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He ______ a major contribution to peace in the region.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

The secretary said, "Sorry, I will never work on Sunday.”

Careful planning and .................. pave the way for a successful meeting.

They will have some workers ….. their house.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.