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The new software was released on the market after extensive  ____________  over a 12-month period.

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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My mother asked me ______

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Our pin-point marketing will maximize your return on investment, and our targeted communication efforts will be   _________ meaningful to your customers when they arrive.

A factor robot  ________ one task endlessly until it is reprogrammed to do something else.

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Free Internet service  ___________  available in the lobby but not in the guest rooms.

We have had a 2%  .................. in salary this year, which is higher than it used to be.

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Employees who will be a child’s primary caregiver will  __________  to take leave of up to a maximum of twelve months, with a combination of paid and unpaid time.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: You’d better give me your answer quickly, ….. I’ll withdraw the invitation.

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I asked them if they ..................... the final exam.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Although her friends tried to persuade her to apply for the job at a local factory, but Christine refused to make an application.

Nobody was harmed in the fire,........... ?

In the morning, a colorful ceremony  _______ “changing of the guard” takes place in the palace courtyard.

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The newly revised employee rules and regulations will be ___________   display throughout the facility.

Light ............... are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers. 

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Our accounting software can track invoices, payments, ____________   debt in multiple currencies.

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Thanks to Ms. Perry’s tireless campaigning, education ___________   as the central issue of the city council election.

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The yearly reviews are used to evaluate each employee’s performance and give specific ideas on what they can do to improve their performance  _________  the next year.

 John lost the ....................  bicycle he bought last week and his parents were very angry with him because of his carelessness.

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The store manager is responsible for ensuring all products are always in  _______________.

Look up to see the clock tower with Big Ben, London’s famous _______ that rings every hour.