16. The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.# k p: f5 n' f! W8 T- M0 z
A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D) stretch ; s$ v. ` o l9 M _* L% D i! x! r17. His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life. - W) U6 T% k U- L: HA) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense $ S: E3 d# G# I1 H18. First published in 1927, the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.. j9 {; w6 V+ K5 k% J* I
A) identical B) indispensable C) intelligent D) inevitable 1 p' @- l% W5 x9 q& a% a G4 b; ^19. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ________ mathematics, he is the ‘best in the class. 4 s+ m( h( M' V$ q- O) SA) comes to B) comes up to C) comes on to D) comes around to5 z5 p$ O" O B/ |* d$ M2 t7 Z) ^
20. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.# z0 w' X8 D }# H* g5 v S& G! d* n
A) relief B) revival C) substitute D) succession' K6 D% M+ o# s" z. F m
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