to spell the past form of the following words when used as verbs, to which one should we first add –k- then -ed?
guests ______ and screamed when the bomb exploded.
of the following words, the underlined part of which one is pronounced differently in american english and in british english?
how is the word schedule pronounced in american english?
the discovery of penicillin, famously, was a happy ______.
they are looking for a happy ______: a house that is not too big but that has lots of storage space.
i wish you many happy ______ of the day.
until his appointment becomes official, ted is keeping a low ______.
a tiger ______ but a wolf ______.
to clean the water bottle which has been used for a long time, white vinegar can be used to remove ______ from the inner surface of the bottle.
the map is drawn to the standard ______ of 1/100,000 so there is not much detail.
nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive ______.
the sails ______ themselves with wind.
the book is ______. you should have returned it to the library last week.
he had lived illegally in the united states for five years after his visitor's visa ______.
he tried to keep a(n) ______ between work and relaxation.
she ______ her balance and fell.
the cost needs to be balanced ______ its benefits.
the garden is overgrown with ______, so i have to ______ it now.
both parents and children should try to______ the generation gap between them.
monkey king ______ his eyes and looked afar.
what is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “there is a sharp contrast between the lives of the poorest and the richest members of society”?
what is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “there is a sharp turn on the road ahead”?
what is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “she is a very sharp dresser”?
______ and simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
surely you can see what's wrong; it's as plain as the ______ on your face.
every girl in town admires her for her ______ figure.
look at the lovely ______ cheeks of the baby!
works of art and priceless ______ records were ruthlessly destroyed in the war.
their inventions have contributed to the development of ______ engineering.
we bought a all car for ______ reason.
there is nothing in the world ______ teaches us some lessons.
he is nothing ______ a singer.
i'm not going to _______ his signature for you! what do you take me for?
the term ‘cardboard city’ was ______ to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.
determined to live ______ someday, he managed to get trained in iron molding.
the reality star and her boy-friend have officially ended their five month romance. she claimed yesterday that they parted ______.
13. the boxer beat his wife _______ at home and was then caged for life.
every morning she ______ her huand’s shirt before he goes to work.
sure, you convinced mom to stop those boring violin lessons! but that makes it easier for her to send us to sunday school. don't you realize we've jumped out of the frying ______ into the fire?
______ is a unit for measuring length which equals to 10 meters.
a _______ is a cycle with three wheels, two at the back and one at the front or sometimes otherwise. a. monocycle b. bicycle c. tricycle d. car
20. ______ is the state or custom of being married to only one person at a particular time.
the two sides of a coin are known as ‘______’ and ‘tail’.
i've always been good at math—i guess i just have a ______ for numbers.
when the boss learned tom had been lying, he fired him _______ the spot.
i have to set numerous alarms for the morning because i sleep like a _______ every night!
kim is staying for dinner, and he eats like a _______, so you’d better make some extra food.
vast sums of money were ______ up in the stock market.
those books were normally kept under______ and key in the library.
it's not a(n) ______ that none of the directors are women.
______ is used as a default form of address for women regardless of marital status.
it is not a good idea to miss meals and ______ them with snacks.
in greek mythology, narcissus fell in love with his own ______ in the lake.
darwin's theories about evolution were ______ by many people who believe in god.
mahatma gandhi, the leader of the indian independence movement, ______ the use of violence.
human beings have ______ noses and ears.
good ________ make good neighbors.
he has hired one of the uk’s top lawyers to ______ him against the allegations.
he should think before he speaks, or else he will ______ others.
our boss is not willing to pay the standard wage for the help in our office. so we have to scrape the bottom of the ______ and end up hiring secretaries who can't type or spell.
a ______ of birds flew towards us slowly from far away.
she does the ______ teaching jobs but nothing permanent.
he's always at ______ with his father over politics.
we have an edge over the other team in height, so i'd say the ______ are in our favor.
the police are keeping the suspects under ______.
the word “babysit” comes from its noun form “babysitter” via ______.
the term “mooc” is a(n) ______ for “massive open online course”.
dad still has a bit of his cold, but ______ all are well.
i have no ______ for jane. it's all her own fault.
mr. smith died of cancer in 1996. his wife ______ him by 10 years and passed away in 2006.
boao forum has 300 attendees from 10 different countries.
after the 2008 world financial crisis, world economy has recovered fully.
anti-globalization trend is mainly caused by noises and disagreements in many economic aspects.
china-australia free trade agreement has limited potential.
china has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in the past 30 years.
a brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the european union, but also of the entire western political civilization.
european council president donald tusk received an interview ten days after the referendum.
every family members know: divorce will impose serious harmful effects on all of them.
brexit would be bad for the european union but good in some way for british both economically and politically.
it will take at least seven years for britain to put an end to current contractual connections and to negotiate new relationships with the eu if it leaves the union.
all the people view globalization in a negative and hostile pattern.
some people fear that globalization will increase inequality.
globalization refers to the increasing integration of world economies.
globalization has nothing to do with culture, politics, and environment.
one side effect of globalization is that benefits brought by global markets cannot be shared by all.
20th century saw economic growth that has never been seen before.
per capita gdp in the richest part of the world has grown two times faster than that in the poorest part of the world.
capital movement in the last few decades has been volatile and up to crisis.
poorest economies can attract more fdi because of policy package.
macroeconomic stability is the least important for benefiting from globalization.
india exports us$150 billion it products to the us.
india is on the wait-and-watch mode to see how the us administration carries on its outsource program.
india it industry and government will make all the possible effort to hold the positive dialogue with the us.
india wants to confirm the us that their technology has made us more competitive and job-creative.
donald trump was the 55th american president.
us criticizes india’s communication and outreach program.
‘america first’ pledge was first announced on the inaugural speech.
donald trump vowed that he will rebuild us with his hands.
tata consultancy services is handling with the upcoming problems in a proactive manner.
it can be inferred that all fortune 500 companies are unwilling to make dramatic changes.
china has been initiating increasing anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, protection measures and special safeguard investigations since its accession to wto.
both the number and the amount of money involved in these cases have been increasing.
china has suffered the most in anti-dumping investigation in the world for nine years running.
starting from 1979 to the end of september 2004, 24 countries and regions launched altogether 665 disputes of anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and special safeguard investigations against chinese products.
in spite of these investigations, china did not suffered a tremendous economic loss in terms of foreign trade.
tensions between the united states and china are increasing over exchange rate issues.
on the u.s. side, the tensions between the two countries is tied to trump's promise to reduce a trade deficit with china.
on the chinese side, the ruling communist party is trying to develop the country's economy, especially service-sector companies.
last year, chinese consumers formally ed south korean goods after south korea accepted a u.s.-made anti-missile system.
observers do not see any signs of an organized campaign in china to reject u.s. goods yet.
the long-term ( ) for the fair trade movement is that artisans everywhere would be treated with...
artisans everywhere would be treated with ( ) and that they would be paid fairly and have opportunities and access to markets to sell their goods.
i think that, specific goals of the fair trade movement right now are focused on continuing to ( ) issues of education and awareness,
so that we have informed consumers who know what ( ) are out there.
there is a variety of directions of where fair trade is ( ) and what the future of fair trade will look like.
i think that fair trade is already growing in ( ) and i think that you can expect, in the future, to hear more about fair trade and to see more fair trade options.
i am always excited to see fair trade options available and ( ) in some unlikely places. sometimes unknown companies talk about fair trade issues, find a great product that they want to sell in their stores, and that's a fair trade product.
you will see a lot of products that are just appearing in the ( ) as fair trade products because they are great products to sell and satisfy the requirements of being in the fair trade.
the research in singapore evaluates the organizations’ .
ranked the highest digital skills gap according to the report.
was the top area that 37% organizations are planning to outsource or recruit for.
marketers thought that training workshop would be ideal to optimize the learning outcomes.
the following statements about the research are all correct except
countries always share a common culture.
it’s a proper topic to talk about religion in norway.
russians prefer to criticize their government with foreigners
hugging and handshakes are disapproved in most parts of india among members of opposite sex.
british people like guessing games, such as asking someone what they do, where they live, etc.
new us president donald trump’s ‘buy american-hire american’ rallying cry has put the usd 150-billion indian it industry .
india hopes to have a (2) the us, electronics and it minister ravi shankar prasad has said.
given that us market accounts for 60 per cent of india’s it exports, the industry and the government here will (3) in their outreach program over the next few weeks.
“so they have (4) america in terms of money, by way of tax and also employment,” prasad told pti in an interview just hours before trump was sworn in as the 45th us president.
1. the adverse impact on job creation within the us on account of any restriction put has to be (6) very carefully.
this, as it is, has been battling (8) of a slowing growth.
greyhound research chief analyst and ceo sanchit gogia said better skilled jobs, including coding and maintenance, are likely to remain unaffected, given their scarce (10) .
most of the lists about what makes great managers are pretty basic, and a lot of it is (1)__________.
this list will give truly (2)___________________ advice on what makes a manager effective in the real world.
it is different from others because it is based on my experience with executives who (3) ____________________ at extraordinary companies.
maintain your cool and sense of humor, especially _________.
tell _________ when they’re shooting themselves in the foot.
stand behind and ____________ you believe in.
___________ your subordinate’s weaknesses.
___________ your employee’s strengths.
teach the toughest, __________ you’ve ever learned.