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Tours run every day, but there may be ----- availability on weekends.

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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The office was relocated to a place ------ visitors would benefit from good transportation connections.

For example , tropical rain forests are protected for their important role in both global ecology and the economic livelihood of the local culture; a coral reef may be_______ for its recreational value for scuba divers; and a scenic river may be protected for its natural beauty.

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Businesses are invited to take a look at their operations and consider how they can improve them  ______  the use of technology.

The contract includes a 35-cent per hour increase in night shift ____________ pay.

After he______ his English course, he went to England to continue his study 

Mary ............. with her dolls when she was younger.

A great _____ of bees settles on our apple tree during a storm.

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_____ hard he worked, he couldn’t earn enough money to support his family.

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Many tall and wide mountain ranges do not let much rain get ________ the desert.

It is against the law to ................... on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.

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 The   ___________ of tigers that are found in the area has fallen a lot in the last few years.

All his hard work ............. in great success.

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People crowded the streets on a ............... Day to watch  .......... parades.

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We make every effort to fill orders  ____________  and get them shipped to our customers as soon as possible.

You can’t wash this jacket in the washing machine- you need to get it  .....................

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: 

A chronic lack of sleep may make us  irritable and reduces our motivation to work.

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Has he found the key ............... he lost yesterday?

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Employees who have worked for the same employer for a full year are entitled to two weeks of  __________  vacation.

It was ............. an interesting speech that everyone stayed till the end.