- "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?" - "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."

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.................... do you need, Annette?

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Sales have dramatically increased  ___________  the new sales director was appointed to the role.

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Ms. Kelly has been working in the same position for 8  __________  years.

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The construction of 50 houses by a private investor in the West Vancouver region has been halted _________ a lack of funding.

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.
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Please _____________   to our monthly newsletter if you would like to learn about all the latest deals.

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Our company is an industry leader offering a------- range of services in the Edmonton area.

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Ms. Choi reports that the new accounting software works well,  _________  the computer's operating system has been updated.

 I didn’t take up his recommendation as he sounded so  .................

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Mr. Albrecht's ____________   in repplying the HR director's e-mail demonstrated that he was highly interested in the position.

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Extended __________   to sunlight here in Barrosa can damage your skin, so always make sure to put on sunscreen before going out.

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Neil Armstrong, ............ walked on the Moon, lived in the USA.

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All employees must display the security IDs ------ were issued to them before entering the company premises.

 She .............. thousands of pictures since the 1980s.

Margaret would prefer .............. books rather than see their screen adaptations.

The investors bought a deserted warehouse ................  convert it into a shopping mall for the townspeople.

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The Meteorological Department forecasts that there will be ________   two inches of rain between tonight and Sunday morning.

After a  ....................  match, the team from Chia emerged as the winner.peted

Older people_________ a large proportion of those living in poverty.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

(A)Some insects bear a remarkable resemblance to dead twigs, (B)being long, (C) slenderness, wingless and brownish(D) in color.