Every of the committee members  ................. satisfied  with  the  board  in the meeting yesterday.

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

To ________ a desert is a dangerous activity which requires careful preparation for risks.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Lan regrets not ____ gone there with her friend.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The Family Store  ____________  closed on November 31, 2012 while we revamp the store and reopening again in 2013.

Please accept our ................. congratulations on your promotion!

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The Meteorological Department forecasts that there will be ________   two inches of rain between tonight and Sunday morning.

Choose the best answer:
We can’t see the stars at night ________ the light pollution.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The manager has decided to postpone the team meeting _________   most of the team members are currently away from the office on business.

During August and September, you can visit Buckingham _______. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

You can pay for the car in full now  ____________  in monthly installments.

There are excellent prospects for promotion, and you'll know you're doing something to benefit society.

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.
(41).........................

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: 

In spite of his being tortured, the captured soldier did not reveal the location of the camp.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Both the Atkinson Times and the MacMillan Record have sizable readerships, _________   each targets a different demographic.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

To safeguard your family against foodborne illnesses, make sure you  ___________  wash utensils after use, especially if they have come into contact with raw meat, fish or poultry.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The Nikko Hotel is ____________   located within five minutes' walk of the subway station.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The payroll office requires all employees ------- time sheets by Friday at 5.00 P.M.

These gases combine with the moisture in the atmosphere to _________ sulfuric acid and nitric acid.

_______ is a kind of energy formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. 

The room got ................ when the teacher started the lesson.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Sarah  ____________  stands behind every team member and will support you if you encounter any difficulties.