Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

When you borrow to invest, lenders make ------- for a range of factors such as tax deductibility and whether the money will beused to generate additional income.

He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an ................. container for his father,

After a  ....................  match, the team from Chia emerged as the winner.peted

A: "Can you concentrate on other things when you are listening to music?"
B: “________________________________.”

Please accept our ................. congratulations on your promotion!

I am available for an interview all afternoons, except on Tuesday because I am doing a computer course to improve my typing skills.

Andrew was ________ enough on becoming a professional singer and he didn’t want to listen to anybody else’s advice.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions: 

People are more susceptible to heart attacks in the first few hours after waking.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The library staff posted signs ----------to patrons of the upcoming closure for renovations.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

 The success of its new line of beverages has reduced Genvia’s  ____________  on its flagship snack bars for revenue.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

The research work,  ___________  is scheduled to begin in April, will receive ERC funding totaling two million euros.

Light ............... are small planes with seats for no more than about six passengers. 

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.
(44).........................

Since he  .............. , I have heard nothing from him.

I want to introduce you to Sharon. She is _____ very nice person. 

Susan has achieved great ..................  in her career thanks to her hard work.

It's time for us ____ in efficiency and renewable energy, rebuild our cities, towns, municipalities and states.

Choose the correct answer in each sentence.

_____________ a national holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will also be a holiday.

My father always has the builder .............. the roof of our house.

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: 

Faced with the economic crisis, many businesses were tightening their belts and cutting jobs.

Do you remember Daisy? I ran _____ her at the Fair yesterday.