The atmosphere at the meeting was very _____ and everyone was on first name terms

The 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) ............. in Hanoi, our beautiful and peaceful capital city, from January 18th to 21st, 2018.

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Employee relations are being _________   strained following the announcement that holiday entitlements will be reduced.

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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According to the management team, the employees have offered some   __________ ideas about the proposed reorganization.

Those flowers are _     _everywhere is a sign of spring.

Natural resources are conserved for their biological, economic, and recreational values,  _______ their natural beauty and importance to local cultures.

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The green light on the side of the water purifier lights up ________________   the filter needs to be replaced.

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It is essential that the logo for Prime Vitamins be integrated ____________   all of catalogs and maillings.

The man ............ is very friendly.

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

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: 

The police have concluded tentatively that the explosion was caused by a bomb.

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

Advertising on TV is very expensive now. ______, there is no shortage of companies for air time

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According to the LTP employee manual, staff members cannot progress to senior management roles until they have _________   three years of experience.

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

I had to be early the next morning, so I _____ myself and left the party

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Mr. Yamamoto's farewell party was ____________   in the cafeteria on Tuesday.

The waste water from bath, showers, sinks and_______, and rainwater can be collected in a tank.

Deforestation ................. devastative floods in many parts of the world.

Reese: remember, they want someone who works well with people. You’re going them how easy- going and personable you are! Kent: ________.