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The supervisor allowed Mr. Martin to take three additional vacation days because of his ______________   achievement.

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The man saw a notice .............. to the door by a knife.

The smell was so bad that it completely _____us off our food.

They send some books to my sister and _______ 

I'm not lazy but I think we have ______public holidays. We ought to have more. 

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The board of directors thanked Juliana Thorne for  _______________  efforts in organizing the shareholders' meeting.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

The Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline is a national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf.

Many of the things we do (1) ______ on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (2) ______ stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept on paper (3)______, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put (4) ______ computers. Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. (5) ______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (46) ______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (7) ______ run out. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (8) ______ for future reference. This way of working was never (9) ______ easy or fast. A computer system is much more (10)______
(1).........................

Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm.

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Mr. Tanaka has decided to employ a payroll - service because it is becoming too difficult to manage the payroll accounts ____.

Customers of Kent's Hardware have the choice of contacting store locations by phone .................. through the lntemet.

Many of the things we do (1) ______ on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information (2) ______ stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept on paper (3)______, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put (4) ______ computers. Computers play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. (5) ______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (6) ______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (7) ______ run out. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (8) ______ for future reference. This way of working was never (9) ______ easy or fast. A computer system is much more (10)______
(7).........................

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Although the author ________  presents the purchase of real estate as a safe investment, the she later describes times that it might be risky.

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Buying a home for the first time can be complicated and even ____________   without help from a licensed real estate agent.

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Please return the signed copy of the ------- agreement to the apartment manager’s office in the enclosed envelope.

Tom and Ann stood in front of the mirror and looked at_______ 

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The free clinic on Warren Street is ----------by volunteer doctors and nurses.

When he was presented with a prize for his latest book, he was lost for ________ .

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Mr. Hughes broke up the staff into small discussion group to improve _____________   in meetings.

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Lapima Accounting Partners has ------- the expenses by limiting international travel and encouraging the use of Internet conferencing.

The new, energy-efficient air conditioners have not been ................... yet, so employees are permitted to bring in oscillating fans from home in the

meantime.