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Petra Towers is located just  _______________  of the downtown area, close to a subway station.

................. to the year before, Happy Bakings’ sales more than tripled due to its award- winning brownies.

The purpose of running a business is to make a ____.

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Koester Company records all incoming customer calls with the  ________  of ensuring inquiries are handled appropriately.

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Rowan Training Center has added more business classes, which brings the total number of ____   sessions to nearly double that of last year.

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Chef Alan Peralta's  ____________  of classic French dishes is considered both unique and daring in the culinary world.

Wine sales have increased ................ the chain began featuring a specific Califomia Chardonnay last fall.

In an attempt to increase the sales of soft drinks, the store manager decided to place an advertisement board .............. near cash registers.

Nowadays there is plenty of good  ________available for young children, and of course, seeing plenty of books in use about the house will also encourage them to read.

Mr. Kwon attributed his ................. strong performance to the company's sound risk management and stable management team.

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

The most striking technological success in the twentieth century is probably the computer revolution.

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To maintain the Cheerbrew coffeemaker properly, wipe it with a ______________   sponge after each use.

............. the sales interns have completed their training program, their personnel profiles will be updated accordingly.

If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable __________ because it seems too good to be true.

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Telecommunication is bound to have a huge influence on various aspects of our lives.

You can’t stop smoking immediately. Just try to …….. a little.

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It's a small lamp, so it doesn't.................off much light.

Because most of his colleagues were away on a company picnic, Mr. Ho had to complete the client research report by ............. over the weekend.

He took his seat quietly                  .

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Ms. Davies could only hear  ___________  of what was discussed since the restaurant chosen for the meeting was so noisy.

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.
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