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

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She made a generous .......... to the local charity.

If you go walking around the factory, ensure you have…………… clothing on.

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The teacher said that we .......... harder on our pronunciation.

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Would you mind ……. your name on this list?

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Ms. Anderson can be reached at 906- 555- 0167, should you wish…..... an appointment with her.

However, some graduates actually like the idea of pursuing a career in teaching English long-term, and there are numerous courses at various _______ of teaching, from the fast-track TEFL to a diploma or masters

Thanks for everything. I had a ……time.

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According to the catalog description, the Stenko lawn mower comes equipped_______a removeable grass catcher.

 John................. a book when I saw him. 

As an adult, I'm independent _____ my parents financially.

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Passengers on the aircraft are asked to secure ------- belongings during take off and landing.

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

 “It’s no use talking to me about metaphysics. It’s a closed book to me.”

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They will campaign for the return of traditional lands and respect _______ national rights and customs.

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Melbourne Motors has succeeded in............... positive publicity for its new line of ecologically friendly automobiles.

 For several years his ambition ....................to be a pilot. 

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

A surprising percentage of the population in remote areas is illiterate.

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I don’t know how …. my thanks to your kindness.

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If desired, garnish your plate with parsley, bell pepper rings or other vegetables

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Where’s your mother? She is busy ......... in the kitchen.

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
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