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a _____ is a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work.

Example: the heavy tax _____ on working people

Susan rarely stays up late, ______ ?

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Although Southmoore Records has been actively seeking a new CEO for three months, they have  _____  to find a suitable candidate.

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Astronauts_____ in their spaceship, but they frequently work outside now.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the following question.

She refused to tell me what was the director's salary was because that information was confidential.

Because of advances in personal computers and word processing programs, typewriters have become almost .................. in most workplaces.

She has the hairdresser ______ my hair every month. 

 Busy Bee Inc. introduced new carrier bags with............... concealed pocketsthat can store important documents.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

If you don’t feel well, go to bed and rest.

Tell him …........... to see me at once. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.: 

She was unhappy that she got in touch with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.

There are quite a few great shops which are all ................... walking distance.

The ingredients label must be attached either to the cardboard box or .............. to the bottle containing the sauce.

Doctors at Stephen Mallory Memorial Hospital claim that cases of food poisoningcaused by improper storage are becoming more .................

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Frank used to work in a small shop. He_____

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.

When Poe wrote for magazines, he —–.

.............. bread, you usually need flour, salt, and yeast. 

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Hung is used to ___________ many hours in front of the computer.

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It is very important for a film or a company to keep............ the changes in the market.

They want ______ to the cinema. 

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Body-Wise Gym  _________________  closes for minor renovations and cleaning.