Tom: " Sorry, I forgot to phone you last night” . 

Mary : “______________”

_____________ have made communication faster and easier through the use of e-mail and the Internet is widely recognized. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The Web site advises customers to review their orders carefully as it is difficult to make changes  _________  an order is submitted.

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The board of directors thanked Juliana Thorne for  _______________  efforts in organizing the shareholders' meeting.

Not ______ can be done to help her if she herself doesn't put in quite______effort to put her own life in order. 

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The police officer directed the traffic ---------the detour ramp so that drivers could find the route easily.

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The inspector will ensure that all newly ------- commercial buildings comply with applicable codes and regulations.

Each month you will be asked to review two joumal articles; your ................. article will be sent to you by the end of the week.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The manufacturing company's recent ----- to reduce on-site accidents was appreciated by the staff.

Journal article samples from previous years ................. online along with a list of considerations for article approval.

I thought the party .........  really well.

Sulter Hotel Tours provides a weekend special which includes a ................... tour around the gorgeous bay area of the resort and some scenic islands accessible only by ferry.

………………………………stamps is my hobby. 

Choose the best answer:
It was very nice ............ him to give me a lift.

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)______
(5).........................

Indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following question.

Artificial intelligence can be utilized in carrying out repetitive and time-consuming tasks efficiently.

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.

I consider ______________ the job but in the end I decided against doing it. 

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

Safe-Co has  ___________  home security products since its founding in 2008.

Lohman stated that the network problem ----- -- by outages at the local communication company

Mary put on her scarf   ........... she .................  not get cold.