Peter, Harry and Chuck were the first, second and third     _ in the school cross- country race.

It is advisable that the apprentice should be ............ to learn the ins and outs of the new job.

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____________ are employees' medical expenses covered by the corporate medical insurance, but so are those of their spouses and children.

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 The  __________  host encourages all participants to fill out a follow-up survey, which will be used for nonprofit research.

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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Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: A huge cloud of dense smoke stretched …. the horizon.

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To ____________   your safety, please keep your hands inside the carriage throughout the ride.

Tom told me he _____ call me at the airport when I ______. 

Canada is one of ________ biggest countries in the world. 

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The roses that were planted in the front garden last summer are  ____________  than those in the back garden.

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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.

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Mary Aspen has _____________   to Busan to take an administrative position after working in China for six years.

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To make sure customers are   ___________  , Techsav computing offers 24-hours technical support

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Mr. Wu was responsible for the latest design------ at Shu Faucet Company.

We have had a 2%  .................. in salary this year, which is higher than it used to be.

This is the second time .................

Even though they don’t agree with what’s happening, they’re too ................ to protest.

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According to the HR representative, employee turnover reduced _________

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As the owner of an Opal card, you can enjoy ------ use of public buses and many leisure facilities.

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Drake Pharmaceuticals is   ___________ to have world-renowned chemist Jonas Lund as its senior lab technician.

I love karaoke; I’m not ___ of a singer, though