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.

The expansion of public services has caused concern that the civil service branches are becoming autonomous powers.

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The candidates for the job opening have ------- experiences and career objectives despite all having worked in the same field.

The Master Gardeners Club had to-------- its monthly meeting because the community center's conference room was double-booked.

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______________ by poor weather conditions, the sailing team missed out on setting a world record.

Deserts take ________ one-third of the Earth's land surface.

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Products  ___________  by Link Industries have a reputation for the highest quality in form and function.

Everyone laughed when he ....................  the teacher so well.

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

 I  ................ to see Chris on my way home.

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: 

He was not afraid to pet the gentle dog even though it was very big.

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

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Renewal of the membership card at Top Sports Club can be done at the reception desk----- its expiration date.

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 To expand its global reach, Amity Spas will ------- open its franchise opportunities to international prospects.

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Everyone likes him, ?

A great _____ of bees settles on our apple tree during a storm.

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Please be assured that  _____  employees affected by the schedule changes will be assisted in every way possible.

She has two brothers, ............ are engineers.

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The corporate restructure resulted in several different  _______________  merging together to form a single team.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: _____ you work really hard, you will never be promoted here.

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Dealers are allowed   __________Giải thích:
Tạm dịch:  customer and sales information via the recently installed database system.

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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