In the following passage, a word has been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
 Manpower exporters and overseas recruiters commonly __________ in illegal business practices for short-term _______ gain.

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We must start now ______ it will be too late.

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We have _______ long weekend ahead.

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 A wise king’s wisdom _____________the land like the sun.

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 One day, I was handed a few volumes of new literature unlike anything I had ever read before and so ________ as to make me utterly forget my hopeless state.

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The sudden death of our uncle was ______________ for all of us.

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The contingent managed to ___________ successfully.

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 The people from sub-continent are very _____________.