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In yesterday’s third- quarter financial statement, Vargas Industries reported a 15 percent….............. in value.

Health is something we tend to (1) ___when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (3)____of it. But illness can come, even (2)______we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5)__________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)___________a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______ . Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
(5)............................

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“I’m going to the cinema this evening” – “ Nice. ..... will you go with?

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) ...... forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ...... twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ........ They are being filled with poison, industrial and nuclear (4) ......., chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (5) ...... of half the earth's living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (6) ...... on the world's climate and on our agriculture and food supplies, will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) ...... - a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (8) ...... to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds, including the tiger, to (9) ........ Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money - and if more governments wake up to what is happening -perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help US to avoid the disaster that (10) ...... the natural world, and all of US will be with it.
(8)..................

If, ________, someone advises you to revise your work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions carefully.

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The company-sponsored five-kilometer run will be held on October 15, and all employees ------------ to participate. 

There are all sorts of things that can ______ about this special relationship.

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Janning Footwear’s marketing campaign was ______ aimed at young adults in  an attempt to broaden its customer base. 

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Tom ........ before we arrived there.

Each ________ color from the spectrum is then sent to your eyes.

Tom felt so __________ that he went bed early.

I flew for the first time last year _______ I went to Brazil.

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Naomi Takeda was not able to attend the meeting last Tuesday, but Claire Marsters gave her a__________of the discussion.

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The old school doesn’t _____________any more. It was torn down in 1972. 

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

 Man:”I heard you have a part in the school play tonight.” Woman:”Yes, and I’m on pins and needles.”

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When I woke up this morning, it ......  

There are plenty of industrial _______ established in the area, which also makes the government worried about pollution.

They have to make _______ there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to re-order before stocks run out, to decide which things are selling well and so on.

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I thought it was going to be a brilliant show because of the reviews, but it was only_____________.

While the secretary is on vacation, her deputy will call the_______.

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Why should you ........ this box? It’s too heavy for you.