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Three great stretches of sandy deserts almost circle the center of Australia.

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The store's manager plans to put the new merchandise on display  _________  to promote the line of fall fashions.

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He is the ............. and pride of his mother. 

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Members who renew their newspaper subscription at least one month prior to its -------will receive a 5 percent discount.

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Tasty Coffee, Asia's largest coffee shop chain, today announced plans to expand its ------ into Vietnam.

What measures have been ........... to control traffic jam at rush hours?

I had to be early the next morning, so I _____ myself and left the party

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The store manager is responsible for ensuring all products are always in  _______________.

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.
(6).........................

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

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Employees are encouraged to attend a training session  ____________  to their jobs at least every three months.

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

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Maya's job application was unsuccessful because she did not have the right  ______________  for the position.

He is sleeping in his mother’s house this week as he .................. his house painted.

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If you would like to apply for the position, it is  ________  that you submit your application before the end of the month.

He decided to buy some chocolate kept in an_____ container for his father a _____ wa mother and a doll with__________ hair for his little sister.

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Mr. Ardary expressed concern that the proposed candidate  ___________  the required organizational skills.

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: 

Strongly advocating healthy foods, Jane doesn‟t eat any chocolate.

The trees......................     .

How did the framers put into ............... the idea of popular sovereignty expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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I'd like to speak to the person in ____ please.