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The hill was so ________ that it took us more than five hours to climb up.

Since he  .............. , I have heard nothing from him.

Floods have completely .................. the farmer’s crops.

Even though they don’t agree with what’s happening, they’re too ................ to protest.

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All managers are asked to explain the ------ of the reduction in sales last quarter.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Older people ….. a large proportion of those living in poverty.

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 book would have been perfect ................... ending.

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All meals _______________   at Pablo Restaurant are prepared from fresh and good ingredients.

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The new landscaping in the front of the building makes a much more positive ------ on visitors.

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The shipment delay was________caused by miscommunication within our department.

What ............... can be drawn from the experiment of two American physicists, Clinton Davisson and Lester Germer?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A)Some insects bear a remarkable resemblance to dead twigs, (B)being long, (C) slenderness, wingless and brownish(D) in color.

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____________ a dozen people reported feeling sick from a strong odor at a House Depot outlet, and three of them were taken to the hospital.

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes each sentence.

Camels were often used _______ transportation by people of the desert.

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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That’s .............! . I’m pleased that you work very hard.

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 I try my best __________ the examination.

He said, "You ought_____ that library book back to the library"

A housework robot on the other hand, has to do several different  ways of cleaning and carrying jobs and also has to cope with all the different shapes and positions of rooms, furniture, ornaments, cats and dogs.  ________, there have been some developments recently.

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We are specifically seeking those __________   have extensive experience in home repairs.