It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
(4)......................

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: 

Their contributions to science have earned them an everlasting place in history.

In summary, for most visitors, the Japanese are _______ and difficult to understand.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Franklin Catering Company offers a…. range of menu choices for both lunch and dinner.

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

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(4)..........................

GDP stands ___________ "Gross Domestic Product" and represents the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within a country during a period of time.

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
(10)...........................

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Auron Energy, one of the nation's largest energy suppliers, delivers electricity to_______twenty million customers.

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After years of hard work,  Kelvin was finally promoted to a more senior _____________ in the company. 

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The manufacture____________the warranty on its latest camera models by twelve mouths

They don't like interruptions or  ______changes of schedule.

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I’ll ....... the idea with the other members in the family and let you know.

Almost everyone ........... for home by the time we arrived. 

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Thank you for booking the flights for me on such short notice; I received the travel itinerary this morning. Unfortunately, Mr. Park............... our meeting in Seoul, so my flight and hotel reservations will need to be changed.

The babies were put up for ………..when their mother was jailed for her part in the murder.

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: 

I’ll spend the weekends hitting the books as I have final exams next week.

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I suggest .............. to the movies.

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That dress isn’t really tight. It’ll______________when you wear it.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The winner has been disqualified for cheating, so justice has been …..

This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk  ________ accidents.