While some companies are closing their offices in their towns, many have opened new offices in Richmond. Now, it is the most ( ) successful town in the state.
normally
economically
nervously
cruelly
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A: Hi. Could you tell me how I can enter the Madison River Fishing Contest? B: Sure. Just complete an ( ) by August 25. I can give you a form right now.
application
observation
impression
expression
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A: Mark, you were late three times this week. Please put more ( ) into being on time. B: Sorry, Mr. Maxwell. I’ll try not to be late again.
activity
measure
effort
origin
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The label on the plant that Becky bought said that it should not be ( ) to too much sunlight, so she keeps it inside the house.
attached
launched
exposed
determined
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Frank decided to take extra subjects at university, but then he found himself ( ) by all the homework. Eventually, he gave up one of the extra subjects.
judged
fascinated
patrolled
overwhelmed
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Yuki’s wristwatch was slow, so she went to the watch shop to get a new ( ).
garbage
battery
legend
muscle
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A: I just read a newspaper article about a man who told people he was collecting money for charity but kept it all for himself. B: How horrible! I hate it when people do ( ) things like that.
vertical
lively
dishonest
global
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The library was ( ) after it was destroyed in a fire. The work took a long time, but people were pleased when they could use it again.
rebuilt
entertained
forgiven
translated
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Bobby tried to ( ) for a class about Greek history, but it was already full. He put his name on the waiting list in case someone quits the class.
stimulate
register
scatter
depart
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The leaders of the two countries promised to make an ( ) in order to promote peace.
alliance
outcome
imitation
edition
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Sarah did not want Ben to know that she liked him. Whenever he was around, she pretended to be ( ) him, as if she was not interested in him at all.
ashamed of
capable of
limited to
indifferent to
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Jamie’s mother told him that it was time for dinner, but he did not hear her. He was completely absorbed ( ) the book he was reading.
around
in
over
about
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A: Who is taller, you or your son? B: Actually, we are ( ) or less the same height. However, he’s still growing, so I guess he’ll be taller in the future.
equal
fewer
little
more
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A: Lucy thinks she’s getter than everyone just because she had a good education. B: Yeah. She ( ) on anyone who didn’t go to a top university.
looks down
turns up
drops in
dies out
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The team knew that they had to win the next game ( ) if they wanted to stay in the soccer championship.
at all costs
on the move
for a while
in many ways
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In dry places like the desert, animals must ( ) each other for water.