Though Ms. Thames is ...............to answer inquiries about Lakeward Food’s latest products, she may decide to skip thepress conference and attend the board meeting instead.

During a recent test drive around Boston, it became clear there will be a strong ................. for the car, which is manufactured by Daimler AG, the maker of Mercedes-Tote vehicles.

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The pain will soon pass...........

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Athlete Tim Ferguson has made a ---------- recovery from his injuries and will be able to play in his team’s next match.

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Bilto miniature model planes contain hundreds of small parts and must be assembled with --.

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Sommerland Shopping Mall is situated ------- ten minutes away from the downtown area.

Mai: “Wow, I’ve never seen such a nice cell phone, Nam” - Nam: “_____”.

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“What did Maria ask you?”

“She asked me ____ I had ever worked part time."

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Almost half of the ____ are perfectly suitable for the vacancy.

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Madsen Industries' new microwave ovens are now available _________  high- quality kitchen appliances are sold.

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.

A.I. algorithms can also help to detect faces and other features in photo sent to social networking sites and automatically organize them.

Every culture has its own (1)_____ list of behavior that is acceptable. Every society (2)_____ has its taboos, or types of behavior that are considered a violation of (3)_____ manners. If you travel to (4)_____ country, on business or vacation, it is really (5)____ to learn some of that country’s customs so that you (6)_____ insult the local people there. The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan language and is used in (7)_____ English to describe verbal and non-verbal behavior that is forbidden or to be (8) _____. In spite of people’s common thought, taboos are not universal and they tend to be (9)_____ to a certain culture or country, and usually form around a community’s values and beliefs. (10)_____, what is considered acceptable behavior in one country may be a serious taboo in another.
(3)......................

Tiffany Rings offers a complimentary ................. service to keep your ring as beautiful as it was the day you received it

Don’t _____ to any conclusion before you know the full facts.

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.

Just after Poe’s death, his reputation as a writer was better —–.

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----- the run-down parking lot, the rest of the building's facilities are in excellent condition.

All employees are required to take a safety training session ................... operating this equipment.

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Dong Suk Kim's promotion was approved after the sudden _____________   of the company's chief executive officer.

Wolves were ___ mournfully in the nearby forest.

Marc Ecko is rumored to be ...................... to signing a deal with the licensing firm, Iconix.

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His policies were beneficial to the economy as a whole.