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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. /CMgWGI
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. EI7n|X
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 2T)k-3
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. !j`<iPI7B
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! 6q8}8;STTY
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. SyI~iW#Y
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. h M7 SGEV
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. h7fytO
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. ysG1 {NOl
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. 0aY\(@
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. ]!^wB 3j
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. m D% qDKI
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. RAu (FJ
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 2^`k6V!
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. dQ
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. B0Z
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. .]4MtG
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. o+XQ Mg
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. E N/t5d
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. m2l9([u=^
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For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. lfC]!=2%~8
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