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Tom's  __________  to listen to his manager's instructions caused him to make a serious mistake with the paperwork.

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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If you have any problem, please call Ann. She'll always a sympathetic ear.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: If it ________ been for his        carelessness,  he would have finished the work.

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

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 In order to improve customer satisfaction levels, we need to introduce a new system through which orders can be   _________.

I enjoy ............. busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing     .

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Canada Telecom secured a contract to construct a new telecommunication network in Brazil,  _______  in a significant increase in revenue.

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Drake Pharmaceuticals is   ___________ to have world-renowned chemist Jonas Lund as its senior lab technician.

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

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_______________ poorly the high-speed printer may be functioning, it is still marking copies that are adequate for our purposes.

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Upon request, the guests at Olane Hotel will be provided vouchers ___________   free parking.

By the time I ______ this report, I will give you a ring. 

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

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Ms. Kelly has been working in the same position for 8  __________  years.

 I’m sorry I offended you. I ______ what I said.

Linda was about to take a part-time job, but she decided to ____ her studies instead.

_________ , we tried our best to complete it.

 A  _______ resource is one that may be replaced over time by natural processes, such as fish populations or natural vegetation, or is inexhaustible, such as solar energy. 

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The guidelines for the monthly publication are  _______________  revised to adapt to the changing readers.

More than ten victims ................. missing in the storm last week.