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What is most striking is that most authors made_______ efforts to secure proper authorization for their works.
A.laborious
B.strenuous
C.arduous
D.synchronous

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All applications to courses at tertiary institutions are made through UCAS, a central agency _______ UK universities and colleges of higher education.
A.standing for
B.instead of
C.on behalf of
D.representative of

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Luckily, the rain ______ so we were able to play the match.
A.watered down
B.gave out
C.got away
D.held off

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Unable to remember _____, he walked around the neighborhood looking for his car.
A.where he has parked
B.where he had parked
C.where to park
D.where he was parking

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A book may be evaluated by a reader or professional writer to create a book _______.
A.review
B.reviewing
C.reviewer
D.reviewed

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Although Ariel arrived ______, we made her welcome just the same as everyone else.
A.expect
B.unexpectedly
C.unexpected
D.expectation

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I deeply regret ______ to her so severely last night. She was badly hurt.
A.to speak
B.to be speaking
C.being spoken
D.having spoken

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He is a good team leader who always acts ______ in case of emergency.
A.decide
B.decisive
C.decision
D.decisively

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The ________ in my neighborhood are well cared by the authorities.
A.disabilities
B.unable
C.disabled
D.inability

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By the time my sister graduates from university, she ______ far away from home for 4 years.
A.had been
B.has been
C.will be
D.will have been