Questions

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What time are we (going to leave) tomorrow?

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My coat's pretty warm, even though it cost £9.99 and came from the flea market. It had a label in it, CHRISTIN BIOR, but I cut it out as soon as I got home. You can't work where I work and have CHRISTIN BIOR in your coat. You could have a genuine vintage Christian Dior label. Or something Japanese. Or maybe no label because you make your clothes yourself out of retro fabrics that you source at Alfies Antiques. But not CHRISTIN BIOR.

As I get near Catford Bridge, I start to feel a knot of tension. I really don't want to be late today. My boss has started throwing all sorts of hissy fits about people "swanning in at all times," so I left an extra twenty minutes early, in case it was a bad day. I can already see: It's a god-awful day. They've been having a lot of problems on our line recently and keep cancelling trains with no warning. Trouble is, in London rush hour, you can't just cancel trains. What are all the people who were planning to get on that train supposed to do? Evaporate?

Which of the following situations creates a 'bad day' for the author?

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She could not cope (by) the heavy workload.

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"I am the only man in the world who (can) paint a picture so true to life," he said.

Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga?

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It was hard to believe that she (were) dead for three months.

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It called for an end to (discrimination based at gender) against those who do not conform to the gender assigned to them.

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As management we are accountable (to) the Board of Directors.