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5/ He was given the job because of his 11/ By the end of the day, you must
reputation in the field, but he has failed decide_____ or not you want to attend
to live _____ the hype. the conference next month
a. on to a. whether
b. in to b. if
c. up to c. however
d. off to d. rather
a. held
b. took 28/ According to Nancy in the quality
c. gave control department, there have
d. made been_______custormer complaints this
month. This is a great improvement on
23/ The passengers were ______of the the preceding two months.
flight's delay a. few
a. expecting b. a few
b. notified c. some
c. annouced d. none
d. saying
29/ Marion Smith of Merston Enterprises
24/ She hasn't finished the monthly has asked me to make this presentation
financial reports ______, but says she here today, on ____ behalf.
should have them by the end of the day. a. theirs
a. by this tiem b. my
b. still c. her
c. yet d. hers
d. then
30/ Her speech did not inspire any public
25/ The new overtime regulations will support;_______, it made people less
take ________ at the start of next month. sympathetic to her cause.
a. affect a. consequently
b. effect b. otherwise
c. efficacy c. indeed
d. affectations d. factually
26/ The management has agreed not to 31/ Even though Peterson Group Inc. is
take further action, _____ you do not one of the largest automobile
commit any further violations of manufacturing companies, it has yet to
company policy. see any profits as a result of____ market
a. granted conditions.
b. therefore a. unfavorable
c. provided b. unwilling
d. moreover c. opposing
d. reluctant
27/ I will be announcing to the media
today that all _______ from sales of this 32/ In an effort _____ custormers with
CD will go to charity. repect we have changed our hours to
a. proceeds accommodate customer needs.
b. precedes a. treating
c. precedent b. has treated
d. results
c. treated b. while
d. to treat c. because
d. even though
33/ Service occupations are prevalent in
all sectors of the economy, such as in 38/ People don't put much inportance
manufacturing as ______ as in the into a powerful marketing tool and ____
service sector. miss the opportunity to gain more
a. far potential customers.
b. well a. now that
c. good b. in case
d. near c. therefore
d. otherwise
34/ The newly appointed vice president
is expected to earn the _____trust of 39/ All the terms of the agreement must
employees despite all indications to the be clear so that the meaning and intent
contrary. won't be _____ by either party.
a. completely a. misinterpret
b. completed b. misinterpretation
c. completing c. misinterpreted
d. complete d. misinterpreting
35/ The first step in preparing a fairly 40/ The plans are under serious
_____presentation is to do your research consideration______extension of better
thoroughly on your topic. garbage collection, street maintenance
a. informative and adequate sewage services into the
b. inform province.
c. information a. for
d. informer b. next
c. while
36/ _____ to focus resources and d. onto
investment on this rapidly growing
business, we have to make a strategic 41/ I would like you ______ go out with
decision. him at night.
a. Whether a. no
b. According b. not
c. In order c. to not
d. How d. not to
37/ Passengers will get to their 42/ It was necessary that she ______ her
destination on time _____ our departure father the truth
time is a little late due to a mechanical a. tell
problem. b. to tell
a. as if
c. tells b. right
d. does tell c. endeavor
d. encompass
43/ I have to go to the meeting________I
want to or not. 49/ People who have wanted to buy a
a. because home but couldn't afford to will be able
b. whether to qualify, _______ interest rates remain
c. as soon as moderate.
d. whille a. whereas
b. as if
44/ I drive to school, ________ my c. whether
brother always cycles. d. assuming that
a. when
b. even 50/ ________ merchandise may be
c. whereas exchanged for the same item in
d. if compliance with our exchange policy.
a. Defective
45/ _______ at a distance, it looks like a b. Defect
miniature city c. Defects
a. Seen d. Defected
b. Seeing
c. Having seen 51/ We, one of the leading
d. Having been seen manufacturing companies, would like to
build a _______ beneficial relationship
46/ The photocopier needs ______ with your esteemed company.
a. to fix a. precisely
b. to be fix b. respectively
c. fixing c. punctually
d. to be fixing d. mutually
47/ The head of the marketing 52/ Applicants are advised to fill out an
department attributed success in the application form concisely to impress
overseas market to_____ motivated and potential employers, without being too
hard-working employees. ____ or boring.
a. them a. repeating
b. they b. repetitive
c. itself c. repetition
d. its d. repeat
48/ Lightware Kitchen Goods Ltd. 53/ _______ you have to do is sit by the
reserves the_______ to deny any liability baby and read to her.
for damages caused by abnormal use. a. What
a. residence b. Which
56/ The probably______ dinner by the 61/ The assets of Marble Faun
time we get there. Publishing Company ______last quarter
a. had finished when one of their main local distributors
b. have finished went out of business.
c. will have finished a. suffer
d. will have been finishing b. suffers
c. suffering
57/ The speech, ____ quite long, d. suffered
succeeded in holding the interest of the
audience from beginning to end 62/ Ms.Cho relayed her concerns about
a. though the company's financial situation while
b. needless she ________ a meeting with the
c. factually manager.
d however a. having
b. will have
58/ The TV advertisement was so c. was having
effective that customer service d. has
representatives had a difficult time
_________ with the sudden increase in 63/ Mr. Singh requested ____ from
incoming calls. several catering companies before
a. holding down making his decision.
b. putting through a. estimates
c. keeping up b. sponsors
d. taking over c. deliverance
d. relocations
75/ Mr.Ben Shipley will be promoted 80/ With the upgrading of the company
next month for ____ managing website to a simpler format, potential
production at our facility in Kansas City. stockholders can find the information
a. effective they seek more______.
b. effectively a. sympathetically
c. more effective b. sensitively
d. most effective c. rarely
d. easily
76/ _____a recent incident with one of
the newly installed elevators 81/ _______ in this department was busy
malfunctioning, repairmen have been preparing for the conference last week.
hired to check all of them a. Every person
a. Not only b. Every people
b. In fact c. All people
c. Due to d. All the people
d. As much as
82/ Sorry this is taking so long. Can you
77/ Employees should be aware that staff wait for _______ ten minutes?
in the Human Resources Department will a. other
be ________ every weekend this month. b. an other
a. refrained c. another
b. unavailable d. few
c. dissolved 83/ The pictures, ________by a
d. understood professional photographer, are going to
be on display.
78/ The shipments of air conditioning a. taken
units are _____ to arrive at all four of the b. which taken
Lahore Trading Company's supply c. were taken
centers. d. was taken
a. measured
b. scheduled 84/ Since the early 1990s, the demand
c. distributed for personal computer ____
d. decided a. steadily increases
b. steadily increase
79/ We ca create a visual identify for c. has been steadily increasing
your company that is memorable and d. are steadily increasing
86/ After______interviewing more than 91/ The longer you practice, _______
fiffty candidates for the position of accurately you will be able to type.
manager of the Biotechnology a. more
Department, the committee chose Dr. b. the
Alan Liu. c. the more
a. carefully d. the most
b. to care
c. most careful 92/ She tried to express her feelings
d. careful _______ she could.
a. more honest than
87/ This year's avarage customer b. as honest as
satisfaction level was_____ last year's c. more honestly
level. d. as honestly as
a. less
b. little 93/ Between them, Dr.Gates has
c. lower ____insight.
d. below a. the greater
b. greater
88/ The new management will ask _____ c. greatest
you please make sure you are aware of d. more greater
the new safety guidelines in the
laboratories. 94/ Two-quarters of the land _____sold
a. that to investors.
b. so that a. will
c. what b. have
d. unless c. have been
d. has been
89/ The new overtime regulations will
take _______ at the start of next month. 95/ Fifty cents _______how much I owe
a. affect you.
b. effect a. does
c. efficacy b. are
d. affectations c. do
d. is
b. is postponing
96/ Don't leave your bags ________ , as c. postpones
they may be removed without notice. d. will postpone
a. attend
b. attending 102/ There is no need to bring anything
c. unattended to the exam; you will be provided______
d. unattending all required materials.
a. to
97/ He has studied English _______ he b. with
was in elementary school. c. for
a. during d. about
b. while
c. as long as 103/ Dr. Scobie is about to complete his
d. since research, the results of _____ he hopes to
have published in a journal by the end of
98/ I don't think it will rain. However, if the year.
it ______, turn off the machine. a. whose
a. do rain b. it
b. do rains c. which
c. does rain d. that
d. doesn't rain
104/ Because he knew he was being
99/ If you do not find the observed, Curtis had trouble_________
accommodations here______, be sure to on his work.
let us know when you fill out your a. concentrates
custormer comment card. b. concentrating
a. satisfactory c. concentrated
b. satisfied d. concentration
c. satisfaction
d. satisfactorily 105/ While I was sitting outside the head
office yesterday, I overheard
100/ One of the requirements of this someone_______ that your application
position is that you show up every day for transfer had been rejected, though I
_______ of the weather. am not certain who it was I heard
a. despite speaking.
b. nonetheless a. say
c. regardless b. said
c. although c. to say
d. had said
101/ If inform Ms.Anne hedoni that we
suggest she________ her appointment 106/ It is necessary to_________ a
for at least a week. thorough survey in order for us to obtain
a. postpone highly desirable sites for our new
headquarters. c. proposes
a. detain d. proposing
b. associate
c. conduct 112/ It is likely that ________ of the
d. foresee annual conference will reach an all-time
high this year, with more than 1000
107/ Applicants must possess a master of people planning to attend
business administration or a. attendant
__________experience in a related field. b. attendance
a. compare c. attended
b. compared d. attendee
c. comparable
d. comparing 113/ _________understaffed and under
tight budget, 911 centers are struggling
108/ The more we spent with the sales to adequately provide emergency
team, the more_____ we were with their assistance to the citiziens.
innovative marketing skills. a. Yet
a. impression b. Meanwhile
b. impress c. But
c. impresses d. Although
d. impressed
114/ A detailed quotation on the
109/ _________anyone wish to access ongoing_______will be provided for free
the information on the status of his or her any time upon request.
order, the password should be entered. a. maintaining
a. If b. maintenance
b. Should c. maintained
c. Whether d. maintains
d. As though
115/ The customer sevice department is
110/ The fitness club________a steadily responsible for fullfilling___ from the
increasing number of customers and is public and has to forward them to the
eager to develop new programs. chief financial officer.
a. see a. requests
b. seen b. request
c. seeing c. requesting
d. has seen d. requested
b. agreed a. on
c. announced b. by
d. maintained c. with
d. to
117/ Thank you for offering me a
position with the company I wish to 122/ _________researching for long-
work for, and I really appreciate the term economic growth, the government
efforts you've made on_______ behalf. intends to study immediate solutions to
a. I avoid severe criticism from the public.
b. my a. According to
c. me b. Future
d. mine c. However
d. Instead of
118/ We are ______considering a wide
variety of potential applicants, so please 123/ The company you work for is
fill out your background information willing to take advantage of new
accurately. technology, but ________ are concerned
a. ordinarily about adverse consequences.
b. currently a. other
c. commonly b. others
d. lately c. the other
d. another
119/ The unions requested that they be
offered_______pay increases equaling 124/ Much of the expected boost in
about 40,000 dollars a year. revenue is related to a transaction tax
a. substantiate which has yet to receive final ________
b. substantially from Congress.
c. substance a. approving
d. substantial b. approved
c. approval
120/ The company announced plans d. approves
to________ its corporate name to
BATEL, Inc. for marketing and 125/ Milky Cookies_______ enters into
commercial purposes. a contract with a third party vendor in
a. use order to fulfill its business operations.
b. add a. occasionally
c. change b. prematurely
d. differ c. marginally
d. uncommonly
121/ The chairperson was trying to
curtail a lengthy, heated 126/ The Prime Miniter's decision to
discussion________ the merits of work delay the upcoming election______a
ethics due to the time constraint. month will cause significant controversy
127/ Many corporate farms are 132/ Empty boxes should be placed in
increasingly_______on subsidies from the stockroom for______
the government thanks to fluctuating a. removable
food prices. b. remover
a. relied c. removed
b. reliant d. removal
c. reliance
d. relying 133/ West Venture Trust, formerly
_____ as the Western Mining Company,
128/ Salary______are verified after an has expanded its business into finance
evaluation performed every six months and rural real estate.
after starting employment. a. knowing
a. increases b. was known
b. increasing c. known
c. increase d. know
d. increased
134/ Construction of the new bank
129/ New owners of Century Regal's branch was completed on time ______
condominiums are advised to become the unseasonably wet weather.
more______ with the amenities and a. even though
services available to residents. b. as if
a. familiarity c. in spite of
b. familiarly d. nevertheless
c. familiar
d. familiarize 135/ Intended vacation times require a
notification period of at least two
130/ Purchasing tickets for Rocky weeks_____.
Multiplexes has become easier a. in advance
than______ thanks to changes made to b. initially
the theater's website. c. behind
a. once d. ago
b. never
c. not 136/ Profits fell by 20%________ the
d. ever closure of one of the company’s main
branches.
131/ Furniture from our supply centers a. due to
can only be ordered______ directly over b. because
c. for c. accepts
d. past d. gives
137/ Mr.Ben Shipley will be promoted 142/ Registering and shelving new books
next month for_______ managing and other media is now
production at our facility in Kansas City. a________process since we are down to
a. effective seven librarians.
b. effectively a. length
c. more effective b. lengthen
d. most effective c. lengthy
d. lengthens
138/ Consider volunteering at a nonprofit
agency to gain new skills and experience 143/ Whenever you look to make a deal
that can help_______ your transition into _____ anybody, always establish the
a new job. decision-making hierarchy ahead of
a. easily time.
b. ease a. of
c. eased b. to
d. easeful c. with
d. off
139/ Once the cause of the flooding on
the ground level has been______, the 144/ Near 1,000 ___ tires were diverted
warehouse can resume operations. from landfill disposal and recycled into
a. find rubber to resurface the school track.
b. finding a. wastes
c. found b. wasted
d. being found c. wasting
d. waste
140/ The deal between Salten Industries
and Epitwee Ventures Limited will not 145/ The____ for the research team are
be offcial________signed by both parties asked to wait in room 203 for their
next week. interviews.
a. without a. applicants
b. until b. application
c. between c. applies
d. against d. applied
c. otherwise c. server
d. yet d. serves
b. dined a. working
c. dining b. worker
d. diner c. work
d. worked
157/ This plan outlines the topics______
plan to discuss at this afternoon's staff 162/ New students at Strafford College
meeting. of Computer Science are advised to take
a. my a free student’s guide booklet and
b. me review______ thoroughly.
c. I a. themselves
d. mine b. them
c. itself
158/ As the chief administrative officer, d. it
Quincy Paxton will face
exciting_______ in this new job with 163/ ______ hiring the British marketing
Laval International Shipping Company. agent Arthur Downshire, Keene
a. challenge Clothiers Co. has gained and edge
b. challenges against its competition.
c. challenging a. Up
d. challenged b. About
c. By
159/ Rei Takahashi is one of the three d. To
people________for overseeing the
Research Department at Omi-Tech 164/ The music area will be enlarged to
Solutions. include pratice room with
a. responsible immediate_______ to the stage.
b. responsibly a. next
c. responsibility b. close
d. responsibilities c. adjacency
d. neighboring
160/ Staff is reminded to treat new
employees with courtesy_______ that a 165/ The lights turn on every day at 6
friendly and professional work a.m. and off again at 10p.m. _______
environment can be maintained. employees are in the office.
a. as a. during
b. then b. whereas
c. so c. while
d. if d. through
b. whom a. effected
c. whoever b. effective
d. anyone c. effects
d. effect
167/ ______ half of the existing
employees at Alabama factory have 173/ Airlines will most likely make it
agreed to transfer to the newly built easier_______ frequent travelers to
factory in Ohio in July. upgrade their tickets.
a. Every a. to
b. Almost b. of
c. Once c. for
d. Near d. from
b. due to
c. provided that 183/ Between April 2nd ______ April
d. because 11th, the Merewether Library will be
closed for renovations.
178/ Welton Textiles Inc. made a net a. or
profit of $500 million, _____ it to fund b. and
its expansion across the continent. c. yet
a. allowing d. if
b. allows
c. allowance 184/ ______$5 million was paid for the
d. allowably construction of this office building.
a. More
179/ Heidelberg Publishing Co. offers b. Over
employees________ performance c. Higher
bonuses to encourage success. d. Further
a. of
b. for 185/ Once Mr.
c. with Mirren________completes his studies
d. to and necessary training, he may come and
work for our corporation.
180/_______contacting our Human a. success
Resources Department by phone, please b. successful
include your contact information. c. successfully
a. During d. successes
b. Until
c. After 186/ The _______ delivery date was
d. When moved ahead by one week because of a
minor computer error.
181/ Since she's running late for a. expected
_______ meeting downtown, Ms. Joyce b. expecting
will have to catch a taxi. c. expectation
a. she d. expect
b. her
c. hers 187/ Poplar Mills Inc. has been
d. herself purchasing more arable land, hoping to
increase not only production but also
182/ Dr. Teitelbaum asked his its_______ in the nation's grocery stores.
assistant___ the report for tomorrow a. competitor
morning's meeting. b. competitiveness
a. type c. competitive
b. will type d. competitively
c. was typing
d. to type
service by opening doors to economic 203/ By the end of the day, you must
opportunities. decide
a. establish _________or not you want to attend the
b. establishing conference next month.
c. establishes a. if
d. established b.rather
c. whether
199/ OFA representatives d. however
recently________on-line tours and found
those kinds of tours to promote their 204/ The police are___________
products the most effective. investigating allegations of insider
a. conduct trading.
b. conducted a. current
c. to conduct b. recent
d. will conduct c. currently
d. present
200/ Requirements for the open position
include basic computer skills and 205/ The question we are debating is
managerial experience in ______sales. _________ we can expand our research
a. retailing department to meet ours needs.
b. retail a. weather
c. retailer b. whether
d. retailed c. there
d. what
201/ Come meet some of the best minds 206/ Mr. Ferguson had to inform the
in technology: our ____________ create secretary that he wouldn't be able to
more products than any other software return to work_______January 22.
company. a. between
a. developing b. within
b. developers c. above
c. developments d. before
d. developed
207/ If you sell your house before the
202/ They have decided to scrap the new end of this month, your taxes will be
project because they can't raise reduced by almost 30%_______ the sale
enough__________. of your home.
a. caption a. regarding
b. capitol b. despite
c. captain c. supposing
d. capital d. regardless of
231/ The school announced that all 236/ The government ordered that the
handout materials will be supplied in experimental drug______to the
class _______ now on. laboratory for further study.
a. until a. send
b. and b. sent
c. since c. sending
d. from d. be sent
232/ When Sunlop Corporation moved 237/ A number of small companies will
its headquarters to Chicago, the director go bankrupt when the government
had a state-of-the-art security ______ the legal working hours to thirty
system________. hours a week.
a. installing a. reduces
b. install b. is reduced
c. installed c. has reduced
d. installs d. will reduce
233/ The Progress Group facilitated the 238/ The European tire market, which
design of a set of incremental steps has doubled in size________ the last
to________its objectives. decade, is now reaching its peak.
251/ Gerald Barksdale was asked if he 256/ The human resources department
would go for an interview for a position will get in touch ________ all applicants
in______with Conway. as soon as a hiring decision has been
a. management made.
b. manager a. with
c. managing b. to
d. manages c. of
d. by
252/ Ms. Jones hopes to learn skills like
tailoring and emproidery so that she can 257/ ______ party wins the election, we
start ______ own business later. do not anticipate a dramatic change in
a. herself goverment policy.
b. her a. Whoever
c. she b. Whichever
d. hers c. Whenever
d. Wherever
253/ I finally get home between 8:00 and
8:30 pm and still have to cook dinner, so
we have been eating quite _______ these
a. become America.
b. became a. consider
c. becoming b. considerate
d. to become c. considerable
d. considerably
268/ The biggest problem________ our
economy is the fact that business 273/ Negotiations between management
spending on capital equipment has come and the union leaders broke off after the
to a virtual standstill. union rejected the company's ______
a. will face offer.
b. faced a. late
c. had faced b. lately
d. facing c. later
d. latest
269/ We may request personal
information when you register to receive 274/ _______ the finace manager and
additional information__________our director finish discussing the funding for
products and services. the buyout, they will annouce their
a. regards decision.
b. regarded a. Because
c. regarding b. As soon as
d. regardless of c. Unless
d. So that
270/ I expect Dimitri will continue to be
a success in ________ new role and the 275/ Fifty dollars must be sent in with
board has complete confidence in his ______ of the registration forms, or the
ability to lead the company. organizers of the convention will not
a. he process them.
b. his a. all
c. him b. every
d. himself c. almost
d. entire
271/ Workers who possess skills which
take a long time to acquire tend to earn 276/ The investment group could not
relatively high wages to________. raise ______ money to start the
a. another construction on the new condonminium
b. other development.
c. others a. too much
d. the others b. enough
c. some of
272/ After_______debate, the committee d. a lot
decided that now was not the time to
expand their investments in South
291/ He was given the job because of his 297/ The new secretary _______too
reputation in the field, but he has failed many mistakes.
to live ______ the hype. a. takes
a. on to b. does
b. in to c. makes
c. up to d. has
d. off to
298/ There were no ______ of financial
292/ With pratice, I can assure you, trouble.
you'll make ____ mistakes. a. designs
a. much b. signs
b. any c. signatures
c. lesser d. signal
d. fewer
299/ A large ________of money is
293/ I ________him to finish editing the missing from safe.
manuscript by Friday. a. number
a. told b. a lot
b. said
302/ There will be a meeting for anyone 307/ The new overtime regulations will
interested in learning about the new take ______ at start of next month.
building plans at 5 p.m ________. a. affect
a. on next Friday b. effect
b. at next Friday c. efficacy
c. in next Friday d. affectations
d. next Friday
308/ Whenever you look to make a deal
303/ He is particularly_______by the ______ anybody, always establish the
way the new manager has dealt with decision-making hierarchy ahead of
emergencies. time.
a. impressionable a. of
b. impressed b. to
c. impressive c. with
d. impression d. off
304/ We are a business strategy 309/ The mild summer weather _______
consulting firm _______ the top for the slow business this season.
management of leading corporations. a. accounts
a. are serving b. explains
b. serve c. states
c. served d. adapts
d. serving
310/ The primary _______ concern
among our manufacturers is acquiring
314/ _______of the proposed plans by 319/ Please mark the appropriate box to
the chamber of commerce involves an indicate if the person named
annual agricultural exhibition. above________ any of the certificates
a. Someone listed below.
b. The one a. holding
c. One b. held
d. As one c. holds
d. hold
315/ Maurice Robertson, _________an
executive at a small company, became 320/ Dr.Elizabeth Kay was by _______
the CEO of Bradshaw Industries four until the arrival of Dr.lan DeSilva at 8:30
a.m. a. him
a. her b. himself
b. herself c. his
c. she d. he
d. hers
326/ Indigo Electronic's research team
recommended _________ notebook
321/ Ms. Jennifer Hong has been computers to complete in the national
a_______ colleague of mine for seven market.
years and it has been pleasure to work a. develop
with her. b. developed
a. close c. developing
b. closely d. development
c. closing
d. closure 327/ Despite _______ addtional capital
for her business, Ms.Rita Klein still had
322/ It’s high time you .................. to trouble meeting overheard costs.
study seriously. a. having received
a. begin b. be receiving
b. began c. has received
c. did begin d. received
d. would begin
238/ The Blackwell KV, part of our
323/ Since the invention of seatbelts, newest series of headphones, is the most
certain automobile fatalities are now advanced model of ____ kind.
often_______. a. its
a. preventability b. our
b. prevention c. your
c. preventing d. their
d. preventable
239/ Transportation costs amidst rising
324/ Customers at Prussian Blue Books oil prices and environmental issues are
are reminded to keep their among the toughest ________ for
receipt________ proof of purchase when Partridge Farms and Maple Orchard
they place an order. Mills.
a. off a. challenge
b. except b. challenging
c. as c. challenged
d. though d. challenges
a. purchased c. which
b. purchase d. that
c. purchases
d. perchasing 346/ Stress is the physical and mental
tension you feel when ________ with
341/ One of the requirements of this change.
position is that you show up every day a. faces
______ of the weather. b. face
a. despite c. facing
b. nonetheless d. faced
c. regardless
d. although 347/ If your ______ is received within
one month from now, the price might be
342/ There is construction going on reduced to 480 dollars per unit.
outside today, so please ______ the a. ordering
windows closed. b. ordered
a. stay c. to order
b. remain d. order
c. let
d. keep 348/ If you ________any inconvenience
in using the student laboratory please do
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363/ I still ______ going to the 368/ This jacket is ______ superior to
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Waterhouse Inc. is holiday season to people in need.
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406/ The movie's village-bred heroine 411/ You will have a full week at the
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415/ Between them, Dr.Gates has 420/ When Sunlop Corporation moved
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423/ Please make sure that all the volts in 428/ The program director was absent
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424/ You are cordially invited to attend 429/ So many new university______are
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425/ Many young professionals say they 430/ Those who suffer from their back
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446/ In the future, you really 452/ If you do not find the
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480/ It was discovered that the blood 485/ Attendance is mandatory for the
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