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Attending the shareholders' meeting takes  ___________  for the president of Goodman Company despite his hectic work schedule.

They received a ten-year sentence for ____ armed robbery.

Mr. Harris always dealt with his clients’ urgent requests swiftly and with great.............

To avoid additional charges and the embarrassment of repacking at the airport, please make sure you weigh your luggage ................ leaving home.

If you're a(n) ____ you have to do what your boss tells you.

Since the suit Mr. Jennings bought was too tight, he ............... it to the department store.

Ms. James stated that ................. must work together to make sure the committee is effective.

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The Oakshore region  ______________  large numbers of young professionals.

A university education is of course important but it is essential that all employees undergo a period of intensive ________.

The supervisor of the marketing department, Ms. Smith, ................... all the statistics that were needed for the report

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Mercer Incorporated carefully goes over

------- its customer surveys and market research before making important decisions.

Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
(9).......................

............... her superb leadership skills, Ms. Saines is the strongest candidate for the new manager position that opened up in marketing.

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When Tet holiday comes, Vietnamese people often feel inclined to ...........their houses.

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Bransonville Beach is closed  ___________  further notice as the area is affected by strong tides caused by Hurricane Thurston.

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Due to their limited experience in Asia, KDM's executives made the ______   choice to collaborate with a well-established firm in the region.

Mannings Electronics’ newly renovated "system allows customers to leave comments and questions on its Internet website, resulting in ............... calls to the company's customer care center.

Carefully conducted (1) ______ that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to any long-term problems, compared with children of working mothers stayed at home. My personal (2)______ is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there a number of mothers who just have to work. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot afford to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (3)______. Many mothers are not (4) ______ out to be full-time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant, they feel trapped and is olateD. There are a number of options when it (5) ______ to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny of the kind lady (6) ______ the street. (7) ______, however, many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No matter how good the childcare maybe, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a (8) ______ normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family members. Make sure that in first week you allow plenty of time to help your child settle in. All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more attached to their mothers. Remember that if you want to (9) ______ the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend wit them, it's the (10) ______ that matters.
(8).................................

Please complete and retum this form ............... the enclosed envelope, along with any required documentation, by August 1.

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:

It was brave of you to speak in front of all those people.

................. Friday staff meetings used to begin at 8:00 a.m., they now begin one hour later.