Cities in poorer countries often lack basic ______. Without it, they are unable tofunction properly as cities.

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I wanted to go a more ________ route across Montana.

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.
(4).........................

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The new product caused a great   ________ among the customers, and sales exceeded our expectations.

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I never ............ at home on Sundays.

Mr Pike ................. English at your school for 20 years before he retired last year.

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.
Western cultures are often more informal, where business leaders often refer to each other by first names. In countries like Japan, this is frowned upon as it indicates disrespect.

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Teahouse International is proud of to have been serving the community for ------ fifteen years.

My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ................. for the first few days of the holiday.

Two-year postsecondary institutions were first  _______ in the United States in the early 20th century.

Exelsior Corporation and Tristone Industries are famed for their outstanding satellite communications system but ______ of them are reasonably priced

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I am afraid that the company is in deep trouble. ________, we are going to make some people redundant.

If my candidate had won the election, I .............. happy now.

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All employees  _________  security passwords have not been changed for over a month are urged to change them immediately.

.................. he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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If you live in this small town, you ...... earn much money.

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Ninety percent of ......... occur around the Pacific Rim known as the “Ring of Fire”.

Cutting in lines at the grocery store, for example, or being habitually late for meetings is considered ............. behavior.

- "Why wasn't your boyfriend at the party last night?" - "He ______ the lecture at Shaw Hall. I know he very much wanted to hear the speaker."

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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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Camels have one or two humps used ________ storing water and food.