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We ______ open the lion’s cage. It is contrary to zoo regulations.

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The financial review board has stated that no budget proposal may   _____________ ten pages.

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 the following question.

“It’s no use talking to me about the metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”

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Please review your contract, and feel free to ask us   ______________ questions you might have.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: This artist has ……….or no formal art training.

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------ the most cutting-edge cellular phones may not satisfy the specific needs of every user.

Although Edgar Allan Poe is recognized as the originator of the mystery story genre and as a master of the short story, literary critics and the general public have debated the extent of both his genius and his madness since his death in 1849. Poe rose from destitute beginnings as an orphan to a childhood of relative comfort when a wealthy businessman took him in. As a young man, however, he descended through poverty and mental illness to an early death at the age of forty. In his short career, he produced dozens of poems, stories, and critical essays that reflect his brilliant creative intellect.

At twenty, Poe moved to Baltimore to live with his impoverished aunt and her daughter, where he eventually married his fourteen-year-old cousin, Virginia. Poe was obviously devoted to his young wife, and idealized images of her appear in many of his female characters. It is difficult to suppose, however, that they had a close relationship, since she was many years younger than he was and chronically ill with tuberculosis. Although Poe wrote for various newspapers and magazines during this time, making great strides in literary criticism and developing his short-story style, he achieved no monetary success.

His sensitive personality and a hereditary tendency to neurosis contributed to a tragic mental decline; however, this only seems to have reinforced the brilliant imagery and fascinating morbidity that he achieved in his tales. Many critics speculate that Poe also suffered from alcoholism and opium addiction. The fantastical quality of his work earned him a devoted posthumous following in France, but he was generally disparaged by his American contemporaries.

What does the author claim strengthened the imagery of Poe’s tales?

Consultants from JNB argued that online ................. will be the most costeffective way for The Bath Shop to attract younger customers.

Sign up to receive our free newsletter and you will ................. receive update notifications and other news via e-mail.

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Providing senior managers with incentive-based compensation is a ------ solution to their declining productivity.

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Patrons who had their vehicles parked waited by the Canton Theater entrance while ______ retrieved their cars.

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

The World Cup is followed with great interest around the globe- the final game of the 1994 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 million viewers.

Every client is personally handled by one of our experts, ensuring a unique travel plan at ............. extra cost.

You can’t stop smoking immediately. Just try to …….. a little.

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"To give someone a ring" is to..............

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The passengers had to wait because the plane............ off one hour late.

By tomorrow, the car _____ by me.

I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got little patience, _____?

Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
(2).......................

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Southern Mutual Insurance ____________   clients to sign up for long-term plans as they have lower rates.

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Immediately after ordering a new office desk online, Mr. Perez was issued -------- of the transaction.