Remember that work-life balance issues can affect ................. in any stage of the life cycle.

Signs must be posted in the elevators that their maximum capacity may not ...............1,600 pounds, or 727 kilograms.

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.

The girls write to _______ regularly now. 

Tom: “Can I have another cup of tea?” Christy: “______.” 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Yesterday’s festival featured some of the most  _____________  dancers that the Palace Theater has ever hosted.

: ______university in the country would like to have such ______ wellknown academic on its staff. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

AIZ Office Products offers businesses a -------- way to send invoices to clients online.

The research team in Atlanta has alerted the head office that their reports will be finished ...........

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Portsmouth's agricultural industry has always found ways to ___________   itself by growing different crops and finding new markets.

Ms. Jane Millard will be the guest lecturer at a ................. of seminars on ethical journalism.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

At the Podell Automotive plant, Ms. Krystle _____________   workers who install rebuilt engines in vehicles.

The new management will ask .................. you please make sure you are aware of the new safety guidelines in the laboratories.

Thanks   ........  the inventions  .............  labor-saving devices, women have more free time to take part  ................  social work.

Choose the best answer.

_____ he was in poor health, he worked just as hard as everyone else. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

------- the new bylaws, all employees of Lovato Marketing are required to participate in professional development each year.

The school clock is not as __________ as it should be, it is usually between one or two minutes fast.

“I’m so upset. Everyone seems to betray me.” “ ________________________” 

Mark the letter A. B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

Perhaps more than anything else, it was onerous taxes that led to 'the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381.

Ms. Quong is a promising bookkeeper at our firm, as she completes ................. assigned to her with precision and quickness.

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)______
(8).........................