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------ expectations, the band's greatest hits CD sold a million copies shortly after its release.

Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
(4).......................

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The pain will soon pass...........

 It seems ______ raining. 

During a recent test drive around Boston, it became clear there will be a strong ................. for the car, which is manufactured by Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Tote vehicles.

I choose ______ here rather than anywhere else. 

QIB will work ................. to maintain sustainable growth and expansion plans.

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Ms. Warren is in charge of making sure that the  ____________  clients receive everything they need during their stay.

 Tom _______ that he was having a party here the next evening.

 In the future many large corporations will be wiped out and millions of jobs will be lost.

SAV Inc. will be ............... production of one of their trademark products.

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Tel-Com Corp.'s merger with Voice Messenger Inc __   at a press conference on Monday last week.

You need to cut _____ the onions into small pieces before cooking them.

This naughty fellow ______ at his wife at any time.

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Wheelpoint's new line of tires performs --------- under the most hazardous road conditions.

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Mayberry Research Institute offers staff ------- which include dental coverage and a pension plan.

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The machinery in Templex's factory has become so outdated that funds have been ___________   to purchase new ones.

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Clifton Oil and Gas's annual sales are showing great ______________   compared to last year, when profits were disappointing.

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

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

They have modern notions about raising children.

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In the South, _______ development concentrated on rice cultivation, and nationally, rice and rubber were the main items of export.