On the other hand, tattooing was ______ in Europe by the early Christians, who thought that it was a sinful thing to do 

Should parents worry if their children are spending that much time _____ their computer?

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Please adjust the volume knob___________so the sound is not to lound.

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Orders from the warehouse in Perth ….. arrive in five to seven days.

All ASEAN countries are received equal rights and                .

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Because of the large number of tourists in summer months, travelers should  plan _______ and make their reservations early. 

Employees at NC media co., Ltd…………donate to local charities by hosting Fund-raising parties.

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I risked ........... the road.

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined word:

The ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) is an agreement by the member nations of ASEAN concerning local manufacturing in all ASEAN countries.

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Tuition fees were increased. There were many objections from students and parents.

He was especially interested in such _____ work, and had recently helped to organize the first Brazilian school for deaf-mutes at Rio de Janeiro.

The sea between Dover and Calais was so  ___ that most of the passengers were seasick.

Is there any more……..about the accident?

Up to now, ASEAN has got ten _____________.

Finding a cure for cancer will be a huge ………….breakthrough for mankind.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

Denton’s city planning committee will__________place recycling receptacles at the entrance of Fairview Park.

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.
(8)......................

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:

They are going to undergo a lot of criticism for increasing bus fare by so much.

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Visitors should reserve opera tickets well in advance ----- they hope to see a performance while in Westgard City. 

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

You will find the  manual  very helpful__________any problems you encounter when you first use the software.

Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.

According to the catalog description, the Stenko lawn mower comes equipped_______a removeable grass catcher.