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Please note that the swimming pool will be closed for the rest of the week  ______________  extensive renovation work.

Margaret would prefer .............. books rather than see their screen adaptations.

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I must say that you have done very well, _______, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.

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The city ...........we visited last year was very beautiful.

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.
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 I'm sorry because I've lost the key to the drawer ................ all the important papers are kept.

Sarah: Your pictures are beautiful.

Brendon: We................ more if we had not run out of film.

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At Kaplan Optics, employees are  __________  to learn from one another by sharing their experiences from previous design projects.

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

One often expends far more energy in marathon run than expected

I just want to ask you for... advice. 

 I..........go on a diet if I was fat , but I’m not.

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For optimal safety on the road, avoid ------the view of the rear window andside-view mirrors.

The sea was dangerous, _________we didn't go out for a swim.

You can get on a boat  _______ for a ride on the Thames.

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

Faced with the economic crisis, many businesses were tightening their belts and cutting jobs.

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

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A wildlife expert is scheduled to give a talk on the  ____________  that the factory has had on the surrounding forest.

Tom is always blowing his trumpet that he is a qualified electrician, but the truth is quite_______.

The new office block ............... well with its surroundings.

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Ms. Wong has expressed  ____________  in leading the city's planned beautification project.

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Management has approved additional funds for the budget, which means we can  ________  the expense for placing a new advertisement.