Thieves ..................over a million dollars in cash from the Bank of East Asia in Central last month.

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If you do not bring your library card, you will be asked to   __________ a form of identification before entering the library.

In the past, the trip______ very rough and often dangerous, but things______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years 

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Mr. Ross,____________ is repainting the interior of the lobby, was recommended by a friend of the building manager.

After a lengthy debate, the spokesman announced the board had ________ an unanimous conclusion.

Everyone ___________ what they have to do, don't they?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Notwithstanding some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.

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Deserts are often composed of ________ and rocky surfaces

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Paper copies of information on the company's Web site are ___________   at all of our branches.

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Mrs. Lindon has ________ that she is unable to get a job.

There was _______ piano in the corner of the room. 

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Because of a recent artwork donation, the Libsing Art Museum will soon be displaying a new --.

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Ms.Louis, a physical therapist, is _______working at Saint Pater Center

Canada is one of ________ biggest countries in the world. 

Jane is a  very sociable girl. She likes parties and    _.

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Because of  ___________  fuel costs, some people are choosing to stay home for the summer vacation rather than drive to tourist sites.

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Monthly wages are paid on the first day of each month _____________   travel expenses are reimbursed on a weekly basis.

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Tomorrow ........... my friend's birthday. I ......... some flowers for her.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
(42).........................

I paid my first visit to them on........... clear cold February night.

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We will be changing the store layout with the ------ of encouraging shoppers to spend more time browsing the products.