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Because of a --------- increase in profits this quarter, Tyro Sportswear employees will receive their first-ever year-end bonus.

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She came to the meeting late on purpose so she would miss the introductory speech.

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2007 was the 40^th anniversary of the _______ of ASEAN.

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I don’t have to get up until ten o’clock tomorrow - what a____________!

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Auron Energy, one of the nation's largest energy suppliers, delivers electricity to_______twenty million customers.

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Our country is trying its best to accelerate the rate ___ economic growth.

The earth ............................round the sun. 

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
(6)...........................

 The children are __________ with watching the same programme every day. 

The defenders _____the enemy until reinforcements arrived.

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Carro Rentals offers flexible rate plans that make renting a car easy, whether for business……pleasure

Some countries, like Japan, will employ people without a teaching qualification as _______ as the teacher is a native speaker of English. 

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Regional development activities have been carried out _______ ASEAN cooperation.

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Due to its need for ---------- repairs, the Paliot l2Z conveyor belt is scheduled to be replaced by a more efficient model.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in the following question.

The new cowboy film catches the fancy of the children.

Education is also important _____ it helps people get more out of life

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Vietnam became ____________ seventh member of ASEAN on July 28th, 1995.

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‘It is simply this. That Space, as our __(1)___ (MATH) have it, is spoken of as having three dimensions, which one may call __(2)___ (LONG), Breadth, and __(3)___ (THICK), and is always definable by __(4)___ (REFER) to three planes, each at right angles to the others. But some philosophical people have been asking why THREE dimensions ___(5)__ (PARTICULAR) - why not another direction at right angles to the other three?-and have even tried to construct a Four-Dimension geometry. Professor Simon Newcomb was expounding this to the New York Mathematical Society only a month or so ago. You know how on a flat surface, which has only two dimensions, we can represent a figure of a three _(6)____ (DIMENSION) solid, and _(7)____ (SIMILAR) they think that by models of three dimensions they could represent one of four-if they could master the perspective of the thing. See?’
(1)..................

Stress is important. We all need a certain amount of it in order to (1)____fulfilling lives. However, if we have too much of it, it can have the opposite effect. Some people can tolerate greater (2) _____of stress than others, but most of us will (3)____at some time in our lives. It is, (4)____, a good idea to learn a few stress management techniques. Identifying the cause of the problem we have, so that we can (5)_____it more effectively, is one of the first steps towards reducing stress. The second thing is talking to a person you can trust, who will listen and, if necessary, give you some positive advice. Not only are smoking and drinking (6)____ to our health, they actually increase stress (7)____ than reduce it. So, next time you want to relax, instead of reaching for that glass of wine or a cigarette, have a warm bath or go for a walk. Walking has more than health (8)______. It helps you think more clearly, (9)______. Pets have calming influences on us, unless they make noise which irritates us. In fact, unwanted noises should be avoided as far as possible. On the other hand, laughter is one of the best ways to make yourself feel (10) _______better.
(8).......................

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Please respond to this e-mail and let me know what equipment you will need for your presentation. I can reserve an electronic whiteboard, a digital projector, screens, and microphones,_____________other things.

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Human resources director Erika Nikata understands that employee recruitment and retention are.................. important.