1. It is important to keep the factory working at ____ efficiency all the time. uB>OS1=
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A lingering B chronic C lengthy D abiding Gz kvj:(V
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5. Kerin made one last____attempt to persuade Sandra to go with him and then left T))F
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6. The school agree to ___ their decision until they had spoken to his parents. s_4y^w]aX
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A discrepancy B conflict C contrast D divergence m,^UD{
9. The idea that a good night sleep will cure everything is a complete _____ {pz7ADK<
A defect B fallacy C fraud D abuse /4{IxQk
10 Before a bill can become law it has to have the full ____ of both Houses of Parliament. /j"aOLL|
A justification B warrant C endorsement D verification ?F/)<r
11 The image is ____ by a series of lenses within the telescope sj8lvIY5
A maginfied B signified C extended D expanded icwaCg L,C %6cbHH
12 Strangely enough the most obvious explanation did not ___ Juckie until the next day t-?#x
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13 The government wants a 3% inflation rate,but is this a ___ objective? FJ{6_=@D
A reflective B flexible C feeble D feasible -7(,*1Tk
14 She has still ___ by what happened in Bancelona,although she had left 20years earlier J!d=aGY0-
A haunted B frequented C recalled D sustained &x)n K
15 The hands on my alarm clock are____.So I can tell time in the dark 4azqH;i
A imminent B luminous C illumination D illustrative