............. the sales interns have completed their training program, their personnel profiles will be updated accordingly.

She had to pass all her exams, or _____ she would not have a holiday.

Bruce and Kate French have decided to quit their old jobs at Citadel Financial and start a financial consulting business of .....................

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.

According to the passage, some of the women in Poe’s works were inspired by his —–.

Choose the best answer among Ạ, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: We have ……. great progress in controlling  inflation.

Those tourists were too tired...................

The district rules assessment team coordinated an .................... evaluation of performance standards and emerging technologies.

The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than _____.

Being a flight attendant is a ____ job. You may have to work long hours on long haul flights and not get enough sleep.

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The accounting department's current software program is not   ___________ for the tasks that need to be performed.

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The product review says that the Cozy Days space heater is --- to warm up than similar products.

The plants want ________daily. 

Consultants from JNB argued that online ................. will be the most costeffective way for The Bath Shop to attract younger customers.

We have to ______ our homework. 

The Research & Development Team is invited to attend a ceremony ............ the new research head.

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

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.

"Joanna, please come to my office immediately," the boss said.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: If you open the door, …….. air will circulate better.

Choose the best answer.

Tom's grandmother died _______1977 _______ the age of 79.

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Wheelpoint's new line of tires performs --------- under the most hazardous road conditions.

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------ expectations, the band's greatest hits CD sold a million copies shortly after its release.