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The new product caused a great   ________ among the customers, and sales exceeded our expectations.

Leave it in the oven until it ................ brown.

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Please submit your job application _______________   with a copy of your résumé by the end of the month.

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Even though your vehicle information may be on file with the Parking Services office, a valid permit must be ________  displayed in your vehicle.

She asked .............. so embarrassed when he saw Carole.

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It is critical that the employees understand ------ it is important to follow health and safety precautions at all times.

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Mr. Sims needs a more _________   vehicle for commuting from his suburban home to his office downtown.

Music, artful arrangement of sounds _______ time.

The book offers a_______ glimpse of the lives of the rich and famous.

Susan has achieved great ..................  in her career thanks to her hard work.

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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Lucy has just finished her A levels and she has got a place at university, but she would really like a break from the academic world. Therefore, she decides to take a gap year and travel around the world!

The nation’s kings and queens are crowned here. Many rulers and famous citizens are  _______ here.

Sometimes Mr. Pike  ............ work very late at night to do some important experiments.

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The shipment delay was________caused by miscommunication within our department.

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Please be advised that construction work is scheduled to begin _________   early November, weather permitting.

What did you have for  ................ breakfast this morning?

By the end of this year, Nam  ...........  English for 7 years , but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

Nonrenewable resources include fossil fuels and mineral deposits, such as  _______ ore and gold ore. 

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The girl .............. put up the Christmas decoration is my sister.

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: 

The power failure at dinnertime caused consternation among the city’s housewisves.