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The Silvanus Museum staff is organizing a retirement party in honor of its  ________   director, who has served there for 25 years.

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Due to the high volume of foot traffic, the shop must polish its floors more ------- than usual during the peak season.

In the past, the trip______ very rough and often dangerous, but things______ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years 

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).........................

After so many years, it is great to see him ____ his ambitions.

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What is the waterwheel used _______ ?

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The Country Hotel is located on Elm Street, directly  _____________  the world-renowned Shakespeare Theater.

Dr. Parker gave my mom a lovely ............... for spaghetti carbonara.

 I'm sorry because I've lost the key to the drawer ................ all the important papers are kept.

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Please be aware that China Grill will be closed ____________   a private function on Sunday, October 29.

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Free Internet service  ___________  available in the lobby but not in the guest rooms.

A survey was ...............  to study the effects of mass media on young adults.

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To ________ a desert is a dangerous activity which requires careful preparation for risks.

Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guest arrived. 

I haven’t been up into the attic for twenty years. Anything .................. be up there!

The plice spokesman said he was ................ to believe that the arrested man was the serial killer they had been looking for.

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You may purchase a daily ticket  ____________  a weekend pass at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

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The new CEO introduced demanding new sales targets, but the majority of the team believed they were -------.

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Because it was an interesting novel, I stayed up all night to finish it.

He couldn’t stop to chat with her because he was really ________ for time

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Upon request, the guests at Olane Hotel will be provided vouchers ___________   free parking.