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(    ) 146. (A) preceding

(B)   followed by

(C)   subsequently

(D)   following

Again, thank you for supporting the American Cancer Society, and remember, it's not too early to become involved in next year's Relay For Life.

Joe Laucella & Jason Perillo 2008 Relay For Life of Shelton Co-Chairs

Questions 147-149 refer to the following e-mail.

To: Editorials@CTPOST.Net From: RBrothers@Cireus.Net

RE: Response to Long Beach Sale

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Dear Editor:

After reading the Connecticut Post's account of Wednesday night's public hearing,

["Miron says Long Beach sale in danger," June 25] we____________ if we were even at

the same meeting, never mind that some of us were on the same panel and even sitting next to Mayor Miron.

(    ) 147. (A) wondered

(B)   wonderment

(C)   wandered

(D)   wonderful

At no point did we hear the mayor exclaim that the proposed sale of Long Beach West

to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service "was in danger," as the headline____________

proclaims.

(    ) 148. (A) alarming

(B)   alarmingly

(C)   alarmed

(D)   alarms

To: Ed Shufriend

From: Bill House

Date: June 26, 2009

Re: Chocolate strawberries

Hi Ed,

I am sorry it has taken a while to get back (return) to you. I had to help a jazz band（gig） with some lights last night.
Anyway, I sent the_________ Tuesday. The cost was about $43.

(   ) 141. (A) packer

someone or something that packs goods; owner of packing plant 

(B)   package

bundle, parcel; container for storage or transportation; wrapping or packaging for sale or merchandise; inseparable combination of items

v. pack, wrap; create attractive packaging in order to promote the sale

(C)   packaged

(D)   pack

n. bundle, package; backpack; parcel, packet; group of animals (especially wolves, dogs etc.); group, crowd; cosmetic paste for the face; medical wrapping of cloth or gauze, deck (British)

v. fill to capacity; load items into something (i.e. clothes into a suitcase or merchandise into a container); crowd; compress; carry, transport

I sent it via US postal because Fed Ex said they wouldn't send food products internationally. I used the
global express postal service. At the time they said it should arrive Friday or Saturday, but if it's like U.S.
mail, we get__________ on Saturday. The tracking number is EB979921246US.

(   ) 142. (A) deliveries 

n. transference; distribution; birth; liberation; salvation 

(B)   deliveraged

(C)   deliver

convey; give; express; give birth; redeem; surrender 

(D)   delivery

On the usps.com site it says the package left the U.S. Wednesday afternoon, which should put in Taiwan by now. It is Friday morning where you are, so maybe you'll get them in a few hours, or check with the post office in your district. It was packed with some dry ice. I pulled off some labels with my address and

re-taped the top. It looked like just a little dry ice for about 1 or 2 days of____________ so I hope they are

in good shape when you get them. / acquire / attain / gain / obtain / get / pick up

put in

enter; let something/someone enter

district

n. region, area

(    ) 143. (A) ship

(B)    shipped

(C)    shipping

n. business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)

ship 

v. send, dispatch; transport by ship (or airplane, truck, etc.); put on board a ship; embark, board a ship; travel on a ship; work on a ship

(D)   shipment

n. sending of cargo or freight, shipping of goods; cargo or goods that are shipped

 > shipment / 5FIpmEnt; `FIpmEnt/ n
[U] placing of goods on a ship; transport of goods by any means 装船; 装运: immediate shipment of the cargo 货物立即装运 * safe shipment by air 安全空运.
[C] items shipped; consignment 装载的货物; 运输的货物: a shipment of grain for West Africa 运往西非的一批谷物. 

Keep me posted, Bill 

Keep posted 

    If you keep posted about something, you keep up-to-date with information and developments.

Questions 144-146 refer to the following letter. Dear Shelton Residents,

As co-chairs of this year's___________ for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life, we would like to

thank residents of Shelton for their generosity and support. 

relay

v. place in a horizontal position again; put again, set again; reestablish, set up again

x

n. shift of workers; electronic regulation device; broadcast, transmission

x

v. pass on via a series of intermediate stations; control by an electrical relay; retransmit, rebroadcast

(    ) 144. (A) community

(B)   committee

(C)   communication

(D)   communion

Forty-seven teams____________ in this year's event, raising more than $90,000 for the American Cancer

Society's research, education, advocacy and service programs. The outstanding support proves that the people of Shelton are truly committed to the fight against cancer.

(    ) 145. (A) participate

(B)   participating

(C)   participated / join / enter

(D)   participation

We want to applaud the 70 survivors who participated in the opening lap and survivor reception. They are
the reason we continue the fight, because each year there can be more and more people living wonderful
lives___________ a diagnosis of cancer.

lap 

v. lick up with the tongue; gently splash against a surface

x

v. enfold in, wrap with, wind around; partially cover, overlap; get ahead by one or more laps (in a race); polish with a lap

x

n. lick; act of licking up a liquid; sound of water splashing against a surface; liquid food, thin beverage

x

n. act of wrapping around, enfolding; part which overlaps; amount of material needed to go around an object once; full circuit, full length (of a course); rotating wheel used for polishing

x

n. front part from the waist to the knees of a seated person; part of a garment which covers the lap; fold of clothing; area of responsibility or control

(    ) 146. (A) preceding

preceding

adj. coming before, previous, prior

x

precede

v. go before, come before; be in front, be ahead of; predate, happen before

(E)    followed by

(F)    subsequently

(G)   following

adj. next, subsequent (often preceded by "the")

x

n. admiring public, supporters; something which comes next, something which follows after

x

prep. later than; behind; concerning

Again, thank you for supporting the American Cancer Society, and remember, it's not too early to become involved in next year's Relay For Life.

Joe Laucella & Jason Perillo 2008 Relay For Life of Shelton Co-Chairs