In the nineteenth century, composer Steven Foster wrote some of the most enduringly popular of all American songs, _________ soon became part of the folk tradition.

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:

It is crucial that urban people not look down on rural areas.

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FryMate brand cookware can be purchased directly from the company's website or at a retailer ___________   you.

Not ______ can be done to help her if she herself doesn't put in quite______effort to put her own life in order. 

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Before you distribute the report, ask Ms.Burns to check that  _________  has all the necessary information.

Many of the things we do (1) ______ on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (2) ______ stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept on paper (3)______, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put (4) ______ computers. Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. (5) ______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (6) ______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (7) ______ run out. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (8) ______ for future reference. This way of working was never (9) ______ easy or fast. A computer system is much more (10)______
(6).........................

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He was late because his alarm clock didn't ..................... that morning.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  In the next few years most …....... enterprises will become joint-stock companies.

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--------- the cabin will be rented out for the entire month, but the owner would agree to four weekly rentals instead.

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Edward's Plumbing has six company- owned vehicles, two of  _________________  are now in the repair shop.

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Many birds ……….. south during the winter months.

Documents with a secret nature are -------retained in each director's safety deposit box.

Our apartment building's occupancy increased . ....... the efforts of our knowledgeable and friendly rental agent, Ms. Gova.

You may not be impressed with ______ ideas, but are ______ any better? 

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He often gets lost because he never pays attention to the road ………..
 

Tom is saving up .............. he can buy a new car.

AirVoyage’s spokesperson Bob Lohman announced this morning that a shortterm .................. of the company's online reservation system was responsible for several delays yesterday.

I suggest that Peter ____ the directions carefully before assembling the bicycle.

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Contrary ............. his doctor’s orders, he has gone back to work.

John is a cousin of_______ 

At next November's Fort Chester Telecommunications Exposition, Ms. Wendy Wallace will.........the capabilities of the new T200 notebook computer by Treble Inc.