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Mr. Finney paused ______________   during his speech to change the slide projected on the screen.

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Heidt Used Applicance Store guarantees that your purchase will arrive in working ------.

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Mr. Henry gave his staff additional training on the new office policy, but several of them were still    --.

If you are paid monthly, rather than weekly, you receive ____.

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The human resources manager called a meeting on Monday _____   everyone about his plan to hire new employees in the coming months.

The LA-based fashion company Canari Noir hopes to expand its current ................. beyond California and to the east coast by opening a new branch in New York.

It appears that Chet Roberts has succeeded in ................. a third restaurant which will match the quality of his other two locations.

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Because of heavy rain, the game was........... for a few days.

Ottawa Police Chief Vern White has ................. Mr. McDonald for securing $1 million for the city’s drug treatment initiative.

Every culture has its own (1)_____ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society (2)_____ has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered a violation of (3)_____ manners. If you travel to (4)_____ country, on business or vacation, it is really (5)____ to learn some of that country’s customs so that you (6)_____ insult the local people there. The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and is used in (7)_____ English to describe verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be (8) _____. In spite of people’s common thought, taboos are not universal and they tend to be (9)_____ to a certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and beliefs. (10)_____, what is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another.
(4)......................

- A: “John got married again.” - B: “Really? Who _____?”

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Suburban residents are _____________   in favor of expanding Highway 589 to relieve traffic congestion.

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: 

Helen Keller, blind and deaf from an early age, developed her sense of smell so finely that she could identify friends by their personal odors.'

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Please review your contract, and feel free to ask us   ______________ questions you might have.

After Mr. Ro was appointed as the CEO of Lottee Autos, lnc., the company recorded .............. growth.

The manual .................... covers multiple topics including safety and loss control, vehicle policy, and work hours.

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Airport officials have announced that more  ____________  security checks will be adopted to eliminate any potential threats.

Derek’s Sporting Goods now has over 400 stores ................... located in more than 40 states across the country.

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Geneto Technology uses three  ________________  of laboratory accuracy to ensure consistent results.

He hardly helps anybody, __________?

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Patrick Jolson will be interviewed ----------- three other promising candidates for the position of research and development head.