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Mr. Kensington has already filed the expense report for............... recent trip to Hong Kong.

 It was noisy next door. Our neighbors .........................a party. 

We got __________ after we had worked for four hours in the field. 

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.

The number of rhinos is in steady decline. There are fewer rhinos than ever before.

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 …………. nonsense and you are out of the group!

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Once invoices arrive in the office, they should be processed________in order to maintain accurate records.

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.
(6)......................

Trees are among the biggest and longest-living things on Earth, some dating back longer than the oldest buildings. But _______ being nice to look at, trees also play an important role in improving the quality of our lives.

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: 

Several brands have replied and questioned the methods used in the study and they said that the number of plastics evaluated was exaggerated.

On the other hand, tattooing was banned in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to _____.

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.

(1).............

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She has .............. provided a picnic lunch for us.

This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk  ________ accidents. 

Obviously, if children are bent over their computer for hours, _____ in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong.

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All of us young people should do our best to contribute to .............. the country.

Greg O'Leary has been leading research in our laboratories…………over eighteen years.

Drivers must go to garages to periodically to_____.

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The Wellborn Science Museum’s new astronomy theater has a seating___________of 250.

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After years of hard work,  Kelvin was finally promoted to a more senior _____________ in the company. 

She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

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Inclement weather and a reduced workforce……the greatest challenges to the renovation of the Kern Science Center.