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The Japanese camera company, Caliber, just put out a notice saying that a number of units could potentially cause allergic_________.

By the end of this year, Nam  ...........  English for 7 years , but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

Despite all the evidence, he wouldn’t admit that he was in the ..................

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We provide not only home security systems but also commercial security,   _________ security cameras, access control, and fire monitoring.

Suzy________ her brain, and finally found the answer.

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Mr. Liu's long list of awards can be attributed to his skills  ____________  a designer.

The sea was dangerous, _________we didn't go out for a swim.

He started to walk faster and the children had to run to_______.

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Hoa and Laura are talking about their volunteer work.
- Hoa: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here.”
- Laura: “ ."

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The buyer and seller reached a ------ agreement on the price of the property, subject to a further inspection.

Be clever to visit Westminster Abbey, one of Britain’s famous_______.

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The expansion of public services has caused concern that the civil service branches are becoming autonomous powers.

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Tomorrow ........... my friend's birthday. I ......... some flowers for her.

 I would like _______ rice with my curry. 

At 4 o’clock Mr. Hutchinson still had some ............... to do in the garden.

United Parcel Service (UPS) believes that its employees should give the firm a fair day’s work for a fair’s day pay. The package delivery firm seems willing to give more than a fair’s day pay. But in (35) ____, UPS expects maximum output from its employees. Since 1920s, the firm’s industrial engineers have been studying every detail of every task (36) ____ by most UPS employees. From their studies have come time and motion standards that (37) ____ how those tasks are performed and how long they should take. Drivers, for example, are expected to walk to a customer’s door at a speed of exactly three feet per second. They are told to knock as soon as they get there, rather than (38) ____ time looking for a doorbell. Work engineers are (39) ____ riding with drivers, timing everything from stops at traffic lights, to wait at customers’ doorway, to stairway climbs, to coffee break. And they are not (40) ____ to pointing out the occasional inefficiency. Additionally, supervisors ride with the least good drivers, noting how they work and constantly (41) ____ them until their work is up to standard. The (42) ____of all this work engineering is efficiency, and UPS has been called one of the most efficient companies anywhere. It's also a highly profitable company. Most drivers take the regimentation in stride: many show (43) ____ in meeting the UPS standards each day. Others, however, feel that they are constantly being pushed, that it is impossible for them to (44) ____ at work. UPS officials claim that the standards provide accountability. And, they say, employees who work according to UPS standards should feel less tired at the end of the day.
(41).........................

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 pessimistic person always sees things on the dark sides

We kept in _______for a while after college.

$507, $707. Let’s ................... the difference and say $607.

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If the product is not under __________   but is repairable, a repair quote will be proposed before repairs begin.

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Please arrive at the doctor’s office ------ fifteen minutes before your scheduled appointment.