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Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ____ day.

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

She admitted …... the money. 

Indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

Sheila had butterflies in her stomach before the interview.

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.

According to the passage, some of the women in Poe’s works were inspired by his —–.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.

______ the whole, Japanese cars are very reliable and breakdowns are rare.

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All his plans for starting his own business fell.................

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Mary Rose was asked to join the information access team because she  ____________  to similar projects previously.

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The presentation will commence ------- all the audience members have taken their seats.

Scientists from York have discovered how to help crops ................ in cold climates.

It is ............. to attract attention by pricing products low enough to capture the interest of customers.

Our employee ......................... program can boost employee morale and decrease employee turnover.

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------ who needs to access information on the corporate Web site must first obtain login credentials from the IT department.

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The mayoral candidates are competing for television    --.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: The children went ….. with excitement.

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 next day the union voted to begin an indefinite strike.

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien performed so well the 28th Sea Games Women's 200m butterfly that none of her rivals could______ her.

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Tel-Com Corp.'s merger with Voice Messenger Inc __   at a press conference on Monday last week.

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_____ addition it is likely that in the near future we will see robots- taking on some of the care functions elderly, or long-term ill people.A.at     B.in     C.for     D.wit

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When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ...........their houses.

Final ............. from the marketing director is needed before we start the new marketing campaign.