I’m afraid we no longer sell that model of laptop because we had .................. a lot of complaints.

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.................... do you need, Annette?

Kelly wanted to have a live band ..............  at her wedding.

It developed out of two other sports, soccer  _______ known as association football) and rugby football, each of which remains a separate sport with its own specific set of rules.

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They enthusiastically when their teacher in.

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We are very ................. that you work very hard.

_________ rising public opinion over the years, the Ministry of Education has announced that from 2015 on, students only have to sit for one complete examination, and results from those exams will be used for both high school graduation and University acceptance.

Seaward of the continental shelves_______ the Arctic Basin proper, which is subdivided into a set of three parallel ridges and four basins (also known as deeps).

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It started to rain hard; ______,  we decided to stay at home to watch TV.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

The situation got out of hand when the festival organisers couldn't foresee that the mob would get angry because they were stopped from taking the offerings.

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

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.
(42).........................

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That book / very thick / belong / younger sister.

The new trains have more powerful engines and are; _________, faster.

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The boy was able to learn English, _______ he is very lazy.

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They said that they ................. their house.

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

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

Lucy has just finished her A levels and she has got a place at university, but she would really like a break from the academic world. Therefore, she decides to take a gap year and travel around the world!

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All donations to the charity will be gratefully ____________.

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The technical support department’s budget is no longer ____________   to cover its staffing expenses.