Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME

These days we are under pressure to increase the amount of work we can achieve in the shortest time. The pace of life threatens to leave many of us behind, and (25)_____ of this pressure we spend time looking for short-cuts in our working lives. However, these time-saving measures may actually cause more problems than they solve.

Some organisations seem to expect staff to work more than the usual eight hours, without recognising the fact that tiredness causes people to make silly mistakes and leads to (26) _______ working practices. Try setting clear (27) ______in your everyday work, however, you must be careful that these are not unrealistic and can be achieved within the working day. We tend to (28)______people who can multi-task because we think they are working hard – but do all the electronic gadgets they use increase their efficiency in the long run? Instead, they may distract them from the task in hand and cause a loss of concentration. Maybe (29) ________ with every email or mobile phone call immediately is not the best use of anyone’s time. To sum up, my advice is to keep everything simple, and prioritise tasks - you will become happier at work – and so will your boss!

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The internship in this company ______an influence on him for the rest of his life.

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She smelt something ______ and saw smoke __________.

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It is believed that in the near future robots will be used to doing things such as cooking.

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Most developing countries are in ________ of capital and technical assistance.

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“I have a terrible headache.”              “________”

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The fire was brought under control thanks to the night watchman.

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After five days on trial, the court found him innocent of the crime and he was released.

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Don’t take any ______ of Mike. He’s always rude to everyone.

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_____ to Jim myself, I can’t really tell you why he would say such terrible things.

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He had to act immediately;_______, it would have been too late.

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“I am sorry, I forgot our appointment yesterday,” said Jean to the dentist.

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We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We ______ for more than 10 hours. 

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About 8,000 years ago, people began using animals to carry themselves and their belongings

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Living in New York, apartments cost more to rent than they do in other smaller cities.

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It was such a boring speech that I fell __________.