The planet Mercury ................ round the Sun every eighty-eight days.

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I must say that you have done very well, _______, you should be aware that you still have a lot of thing to learn.

He couldn’t stop to chat with her because he was really ________ for time

The contract includes a 35-cent per hour increase in night shift ____________ pay.

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They said that they ................. their house.

 It was nearly........ midnight, and Margaret rose to go.

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: 

Biologists have introducted a global list of endangered and vulnerable animal species.

My sunburnt nose made me feel rather ................. for the first few days of the holiday.

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Deserts are also classified by their ________ location and dominant weather pattern. 

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Payments to the Wendell Lake Association will be considered late _________   they are received after January 1.

In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly ______ that warm water _____ more quickly than cold water. 

A survey was ...............  to study the effects of mass media on young adults.

As a calculator, computer can _____________

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John repeatedly tells his team members that ------ is the most effective way to resolve any issues.

Onion crisis is ................ to arise in India. This demand-supply imbalance has resulted from the government’s inability to preserve the crop for non-harvesting seasons.

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The quick response by our engineering team made the impact of the system failure   ____________.

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: Sam and I will meet you at the restaurant tonight  …. we can find a babysitter.

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MBR Global Marketing has signed several new client contracts   __________ 12 million pounds in annual revenue.

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Hoa and Laura are talking about their volunteer work.
- Hoa: “Thank you very much for helping the disadvantaged children here.”
- Laura: “ ."

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Why don't you these photos into your computer, because then you would
have your own digital copies.
 

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.
(41).........................