Floods have completely .................. the farmer’s crops.

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.
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All managers are asked to develop the ability to interact effectively with others, which is of great  ________  to them.

I just want to ask you for... advice. 

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

The local authority asked for a _____ contribution from the community to repair roads and bridges.

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If you do not bring your library card, you will be asked to   __________ a form of identification before entering the library.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: There is a motel at the comer of this street ____ the travellers can stay in.

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Early participants in a Clean Revolution will reap considerable  __________  if they can face the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities presented by climate change.

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Mr. Hotei had to undergo several medical tests before receiving  _______________  diagnosis from the physician.

Surprisingly, however, psychologists  ______ that most victims are middle-aged housewives who have never used a computer before.

The planet Mercury ................ round the Sun every eighty-eight days.

Jane is a  very sociable girl. She likes parties and    _.

It is_______ that the word ‘chess’ comes from ‘shah’, the Persian word for ‘king’ and that ‘checkmate’

My brother had his camera .............. from his car in the office car – park.

Teachers’ _________ would rise an average of $1000 under the proposal.

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Entrepreneur James Mosby is featured in the most__________    issue of the magazine.

Don't touch the cat. It may_____ you.

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The property has floor-to-ceiling windows and  _____________  amazing views of the lake.

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

Those flowers are _     _everywhere is a sign of spring.