deduct

1.

Mylittlebrothertendsto

embellish

thetruth,soyoucan'tbelieveeverythinghe

saysatfacevalue.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

embellishembellish

sisrunningforapositioninthelocalgovernmentinthe

upcoming

elections.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upcomingupcoming

3.

Whatcanwedoto

highlight

alltheaccomplishmentsourcompanyhashad?

YouranswerCorrectanswer

highlighthighlight

4.

Inmyopinion,theaskingpriceforthatpaintingfar

exceeds

itsrealvalue.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

exceedxceeds

5.

Sharonwas

fraught

withindecisionoverwheretogotocollege.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

fraughtfraught

6.

Herbookisabrief,

conci

historyofWorldWarI.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

conciconci

7.

Toomanypeopleaccustudentsofignoranceaboutor

apathy

toward

internationalissues.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

apathyapathy

8.

Thepoliticianwroteatell-allbookinwhichshe

recounted

herexperienceduring

thecampaign.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

recountedrecounted

9.

Riskingmyentirelifesavingsonasinglehorraceisnota(n)

gamble

I'm

willingtotake.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

gamblegamble

10.

Mymotherwasavery

deduct

woman,butsheonlywantedthebestformy

sisterandme.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

deductdemanding

11.

Ifyoulendmemoneytoday,Ican

redirect

youafterIgetpaidonFriday.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

redirectrepay

12.

Everytimetheplanehitturbulence,he

clutched

thearmreststightly.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

clutchedclutched

13.

Thepurpoofthecanalwasto

redirect

theriverandprovidewatertomore

farmland.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

redirectredirect

14.

Thankfully,MariawasatremendoushelpasImadethe

transition

intomynew

position.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

transitiontransition

15.

Twentyyearsago,thiswasawealthy,

thriving

community.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

thrivingthriving

16.

Plearememberthatweneedto

deduct

taxesfromyourpaycheck.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

deductdeduct

17.

Thevirusdisabledthesoftware,soweneededto

revert

toanearlierversion.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

revertrevert

18.

Iknowyou'reexcitedaboutthepossibilities,butpleatrynotto

overdo

it.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

overdooverdo

19.

Many

investors

lostalotofmoneywhenthestockmarketfelllastmonth.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

investorsinvestors

20.

Myemployeroffersa(n)

comprehensive

benefitspackagethatisdifficulttogive

up.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

comprehensivecomprehensive

SectionB:Fillineachoftheblankswithasuitableword.

21.

Allright,it'stimetopack

up

ourthingsandmovetothenewofficeupstairs.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

upup

22.

ThecounlorsuggestedthatFelipetalk

through

hisproblemswithhis

brother.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

throughthrough

23.

Thomashasalwaysbeen,

if

nothingel,adiligentandresponsiblestudent.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ifif

24.

Ifinditinconceivablethatanyonecouldturn

down

afreetriptotheCaribbean.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

downdown

25.

Jordanboughtthreecasofbottledwater

for

fearthatthestormwouldcau

riousdamage.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

forfor

26.

By

allmeans,pleamakeyourlfathome.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

ByBy

27.

Stephenlooked

on

inhorrorasthefireconsumedhisapartmentbuilding.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

onon

28.

Aftersuchalongdayofwork,Iwanttogohomeandtreatmylf

to

abigpiece

ofchocolatecake.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

toto

29.

We'reall

in

thesameboat;solet'strytobenicetooneanother.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

inin

30.

Hisquestioncame

out

oftheblueandcaughtmebysurpri.

YouranswerCorrectanswer

outout

PartII:BankedCloze

Questions31to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Patrickisinabitofafinancial(31)

slump

duall

ncehegraduatedfromcollege,he'sbeenfairly

(32)

aimless

,'t

eenworkingforalawfirm,butherecentlygot

'shavingdifficultypayinghisrent,andhis(33)

landlord

is

thingsturnaround,Patrickmightsoonbeanew

(34)

client

athisoldlawfirm!Whata(n)(35)

hassle

!

Iusuallymakeitaruletonotlendmoneytofriends,butPatrick'sinabadsituation.I'm

goingtomakeanexceptionandgivehimasmall(36)

loan

.Idoexpect

'salwaysbeenknownforhis(37)

honesty

,soI'mnot

reallyworriedaboutit.

It'sdifficultnotto(38)

sympathize

dhappentoanybody.

I'minamuchbettersituation,(39)

financially

,soIfeelanofresponsibility

tohelphimout.(40)

Fortunately

,Patrickhasajobinterviewnextweeksothings

mightturnaroundforhimbeforeweknowit!

YouranswerCorrectanswer

(31)slumpslump

(32)aimlessaimless

(33)landlordlandlord

(34)clientclient

(35)hasslehassle

(36)loanloan

(37)honestyhonesty

(38)sympathizesympathize

(39)financiallyfinancially

(40)FortunatelyFortunately

PartIII:ReadingComprehension

Questions41to45arebadonthefollowingpassage.

You'''vecompletedthe

'y,you'vebeeninvitedtoaninterviewforajob!

Interviewingforjobscanbeadaunting(yetexhilarating)ything,youwillget

r,themorepracticeyouhaveinjobinterviewsusuallymeansyou're

alsorackinguptherejections,andnoonelikestoexperiencetoomuchrejection.

Nowthatyou'velandedaninterview,what'sthebestwaytoimpressthehiringofficial,be

invitedbackforacondinterview,andgetofferedthejob?Youneedtobeprepared,and,

surprisingly,it'pcould

atinmind,herearethethingsyou

shouldneversayduringajobinterview.

Howmuchdoesthejobpay?

Asageneralrule,wagesandsalariesarenotusuallydiscusdduringafirstinterview.

youareinvitedtoa

condorthirdinterview,aredtotellthem

howmuchyou'angeofwhatyou'dacceptratherthanaspecificamount.

Est'simportanttodo

yourrearch,hdootheremployerspay?What'sthegoingratefortheposition?

Whatdoesyourcompanydo?

Ifyoudon'tknowwhatthecompanymakesordoes,whyareyouinterviewingforthem?Do

eunbelievableamountofinformationavailableontheInternetandatthe

locallibrary,there'uldwalkintotheinterview

knowingalotaboutthecompany.

Ididn'tgetalongwithmyoldbossbecau...

Criticizingaprevioumployerimpliesthatyoumaydothesametothemwhenyouleave.

Instead,explainhowyouovercameadifferenceofopinionandhowyoumanageddifficult

'tdwellonnegativeissues,andmakeyouranswershort.

Idon'thaveanyquestionsforyou.

youdon'thaveanyquestionsindicatesyouaren'tveryinterestedin

thejobordon'rearchandwalkintotheinterviewwith

hinkofquestionsthattheinterviewerwon'tansweraspartoftheintroduction.

Forexample,askaboutexpansionplansorfuturedevelopmentwithinthecompany.

I'vebeengoingthrougharoughpatchathome...

ertokeepyour

outyoureducation,previoumployment,

goals,entionhobbiesorpersonalinterests,iscuss

personalproblems.

Infiveyears,Iwanttoliveonatropicalisland.

Whenaskedaboutyourfuture,employerswanttoknowhowyourgoalswillbenefittheir

anythingelwilltellthemthatyouaren'tambitiousorinterestedinthejobat

youwanttoachieveinthisjoborinthisindustry?

ollowing,whichistheleastlikelyplaceyouwouldfindthisarticle?

ssmagazine.

enewspaper.

menttextbook.

blog.

fthefollowingwouldmakethebesttitleforthisarticle?

ttoSayinaJobInterview

gthePerfectJob

ourNextJobInterview

etaJobInterview

ingtothisarticle,whatisanacceptabletopicofdiscussioninajobinterview?

sofyour"dreamjob".

sandpersonalinterests.

sofarecentdivorce.

eementsyouhadwithaprevioumployer.

nthisinformation,potentialemployersareinterestedinwhichofthefollowing

qualities?

.

hy.

y.

on.

ichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriterofthisarticleagree?

reonlysixthingsyoushouldn'tsayduringaninterview.

interview,youshouldanswerallquestionsasquicklyaspossible.

uldshareaslittleaboutyourlfinaninterviewaspossible.

nsweryougiveduringaninterviewshouldbewellthoughtout