The company management decided to ........... more workers to meet the production schedule.

Sucrose, which supplies glucose to the body, is extracted from the sugar cane plant, and white sugar (pure sucrose) is used by food technologists to ______ sweetness in other substances.

He made an ………. for the position of manager.

The population 'stands at over 25 million _______. Islam is the largest as well as the official religion of the federation

Welton Textiles Inc. made a net profit of £500 million, __________ it to fund its expansion across the continent.

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

The researchers then_________the test subjects’ reactions. Factors like memory retention and 

I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to ______ .

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(5).........................

..............the water clear but also prevent the river from overflowing. 

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

Since jobs in the global division require extensive international travel, employees must be able to……… to unfamiliar situations.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each of pair of sentences in the following questions

Tuition fees were increased. There were many objections from students and parents.

Choose the best answer:

You have to pay extra if you take too ............. with you.

The news sounds __________. We are happy to hear it. 

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

He laughed _________ when he was watching “Tom and Jerry” on TV.

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

Employees are reminded to print only________is needed so as to avoid wasting paper.

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

Following the visit to your production facility in Hong Kong next week, we………….a comprehensive factory automation program to meet your company's needs.

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)..........................

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
(4)....................

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

Employees at Thompson Labs must wear all the protective gear shown on the poster at the lab entrance,............. safety regulations.

Tom felt so __________ that he went bed early.

There are all sorts of things that can ______ about this special relationship.