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restructuring them.
1. Records
were
set
Wednesday
by
both
the
New
York
Stock
Exchange
Composite
Index,
which
closed
at
8,001.40,
up
27.08
points,
topping
its
previous
high
of
7,986.50,
and
Standard
&
Poors
500
Index,
which
finished
at
1,264.03,
up
6.90,
moving
up
significantly
and
also
setting
a
five-day
high.
2. Reserving
this
property
requires
a
$500
security
deposit,
which
will
be
refunded
unless
there
is
damage
to
the
property
or
evidence
that
there
has
been
smoking
in
the
cottage
or
a
pet
on
the
premises
or
if
the
reservation
is
canceled
within
one
month
prior
to
the
rental
period.
3. The
Consumer
Education
Committee
is
assigned
the
duties
of
keeping
informed
of
the
qualities
of
all
consumer
goods
and
services,
especially
of
their
strengths
and
shortcomings,
of
gathering
all
pertinent
information
on
dealers
sales
practices,
with
emphasis
on
practices
involving
honest
and
reasonable
fairness,
and
of
publicizing
any
of
the
information
collected
that
may
be
helpful
in
educating
the
consumer.
4. The
upswing
in
business
activity
that
began
in
2012
is
expected
to
continue
and
possibly
accelerate
in
2013,
and
gross
domestic
product
should
rise
by
$542
billion,
representing
a
4
percent
increase,
which
is
significantly
higher
than
the
modest
1
percent
increase
of
2011.
5. As
you
will
not
get
this
part
of
Medicare
automatically,
even
if
you
are
covered
by
Social
Security,
you
must
sign
up
for
it
and
pay
$88.50
per
month,
which
the
government
will
match,
if
you
want
your
physicians
bills
to
be
covered.
6. Given
our
discussion
yesterday,
I
have
decided
that
you
may
choose
either
to
take
the
final
exam
or
to
have
the
paper
for
which
you
received
your
highest
grade
count
as
an
additional
15
percent
of
your
course
grade,
but
you
must
let
me
know
in
writing
by
May
15
which
option
you
prefer.
7. Although
we
have
not
definitely
determined
the
causes
for
the
decline
in
sales
volume
for
the
month,
we
know
that
during
this
period
construction
on
the
street
adjacent
to
the
store
severely
limited
traffic
flow
and
that
because
of
resignations
in
the
advertising
department
promotion
efforts
dropped
well
below
normal.
8. Instructions:
Assume
that
you
are
the
assistant
manager
of
a
hotel
and
are
describing
your
hotels
meeting
room
to
a
prospective
customer
who
is
thinking
of
holding
a
seminar
there.
Turn
the
following
pieces
of
information
into
coherent
writing,
inserting
paragraph
breaks
where
you
think
appropriate.
Be
ready
to
explain
why
you
grouped
the
information
and
managed
the
emphasis
the
way
you
did.
You
may
need
to
add
some
words
or
information
to
make
the
facts
flow
smoothly.
We
have
a
meeting
room.
It
will
be
available
on
the
date
you
request.
It
can
seat
100
people.
The
seating
can
be
arranged
to
your
specifications.
It
is
quiet.
It
is
on
the
ground
floor.
It
is
not
near
the
guest
rooms.
The
lounge
has
live
music
on
occasion.
The
lounge
is
at
the
opposite
end
of
the
hotel
from
the
meeting
room.
The
meeting
room
has
a
lectern.
It
has
a
projector.
It
has
a
screen.
It
has
a
laptop
hookup.
We
can
rent
additional
equipment.
We
can
rent
it
at
no
charge
to
you.
The
charge
for
the
room
is
$300.
This
is
the
charge
for
one
day.
10. We should see the prime lending rate increase in the near future.
11. I will talk to him with regard to the new policy.
12. The candidates who were the wealthiest won the election.
13. There are many obligations that we must meet.
14. We purchased gloves that are lined with wool.
15. Mary is of the conviction that service has improved.
16. Sales can be detected to have improved over last year.
17. It is essential that we take the actions that are necessary to correct the problem.
18. The chairperson is engaged in the activities of preparing the program.
19. Martin is engaged in the process of revising the application.
20. You should study all new innovations in your field.
21. In all probability, we are likely to suffer a loss this quarter.
22. The job requires a minimum of at least three years of experience.
23. In spite of the fact that they hadn't paid their previous bill, they placed another order.
24. We expect to deliver the goods in the event that we receive the money.
25. In accordance with their plans, company officials sold the machinery.
51. Each department will now be able to update your section of the website.
52. It is such a worthy cause, but I fear this nonprofit's website will not attract many
donations.
53. After reviewing the organizations bylaws, I found that they needed to be revised and
updated.
54. This is an important message, but by placing it in a long paragraph, it is unlikely that
many people will read it.
61. I
majored
in
marketing
at
Darden
University
and
received
a
B.S.
degree
in
2009.
Among
the
marketing
courses
I
took
were
marketing
strategy,
promotion,
marketing
research,
marketing
management,
and
consumer
behavior.
Included,
also,
was
a
one-semester
internship
in
retailing
with
Macys
Department
Stores.
62. Our
records
show
that
Penn
motors
cost
more
than
Oslo
motors.
The
Penns
have
less
breakdown
time.
They
cost
more
to
repair.
The
longer
working
life
offsets
Penns
cost
disadvantage.
So
does
its
better
record
for
breakdown.
63. Recently
China
ordered
a
large
quantity
of
wheat
from
the
United
States.
Likewise,
Germany
ordered
a
large
quantity.
Increased
demand
by
Eastern
European
countries
also
contributed
to
the
improved
outlook
for
wheat
farming.