Melanie was the only person __________ a letter of thanks.

_______ consists of thirteen states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia with a total land mass of 329,847 square kilometers

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Why are you_____________? Is anyone sleeping?

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Candidates for the position must____________their applications by the end of the month.

It is relatively easy for computers to speak. A computer that says 'please' and 'thank you' in the right places is (1) ______ miracle of science , but recognizing the words that make up norm al, continuous human speech is another (2)________
Not until now have computer been programmed to (3) _____to a range of spoken commands. Until recently it was thought that computers would have tobe programmed to the accent and speech hahits of each user, and only then would be able to respond (4) _____to their master's or mistress's voice. Now rapid progress is being made (5) ______ systems programmed to adapt easily to each new speaker.
The IBM Tangora system, under development at the end of 1980s was claimed to (6) ______ a spoken vocabulary of 20,000 words with 95 percent accuracy. The system includes a processor that can make informed guesses as to (7) ______ is a likely sentence. That system has been programmed not only with grammatical rules, but also with an analysis of a vast quantity of office correspondence.
On the (8) _______of this information, the machine can calculate the probability of one particular word following another. Statistical probability is necessary for computers to interpret not only speech but also (9) ______ data.
Security systems can distinguish between faces they have been taught to recognize, but never has a computer been able to match a human's ability to make sense of a three-dimensional scene (10) ______ identifying all objects in it.
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Stress is important. We all need a certain amount of it in order to (1)____fulfilling lives. However, if we have too much of it, it can have the opposite effect. Some people can tolerate greater (2) _____of stress than others, but most of us will (3)____at some time in our lives. It is, (4)____, a good idea to learn a few stress management techniques. Identifying the cause of the problem we have, so that we can (5)_____it more effectively, is one of the first steps towards reducing stress. The second thing is talking to a person you can trust, who will listen and, if necessary, give you some positive advice. Not only are smoking and drinking (6)____ to our health, they actually increase stress (7)____ than reduce it. So, next time you want to relax, instead of reaching for that glass of wine or a cigarette, have a warm bath or go for a walk. Walking has more than health (8)______. It helps you think more clearly, (9)______. Pets have calming influences on us, unless they make noise which irritates us. In fact, unwanted noises should be avoided as far as possible. On the other hand, laughter is one of the best ways to make yourself feel (10) _______better.
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The population 'stands at over 25 million _______. Islam is the largest as well as the official religion of the federation

_______ I visit him, we talk about politics a lot.

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If I _________ free. I’ll come to see yon.

 The children are __________ with watching the same programme every day. 

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We welcome you to theParibas Company. Weare pleased that you have accepted a full-time position as a financial adviser ______in our Kuala Lumpur office.

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

Five years ago it seemed certain to close but parents and other villagers fought the local education authority and raised funds to keep it _______.

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Does she have a hard time .......... English?

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Members of the Foster City Historical Society are petitioning to have……remains of the courthouse's original architectural elements preserved.

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Staff members --------- for promotion will be notified by management within ten days.

The 8th ASEAN Science and Technology Week is now being _______ in Manila from 1 to 11 July 2008.

He says the government must introduce tax incentives to encourage _______.

One main goal of the Association is to promote peace and stability through respect _________ justice and the rule of law in the relationship among countries in the region.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.

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I wouldn’t waste time ......... that book if I were you.