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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. rgSOS-ox
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. {cB+mh;mJ>
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. JC}f-%H?K
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. :l2g# * c
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. v1|Bf8
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? "]m+z)lWd
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. YAL=!~6
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. $B#6tk~u
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. v }sY|p"
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. =(E I~N
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. !@I}mQ ~
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. :s-o0$PlJ
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! 16X@^j_
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. ~=&t 0D
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. z *9FlV
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. 2 ?|gnbE:
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. u-DK_^v4M
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. BF8"rq}r0
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. \k .vN@K#
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. |G=[5e^s[
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. tSv0" L
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. gs`^~iD]m
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. M?o{STt
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24. It was ____________we had hoped @?2n]n6
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? ZTf_#eS$
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. kEK[\f VE
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. f4]&p cK
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. ib50LCm
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. <lx^aakk!
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. G mgeve
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. '^lUL) R
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ~GYpa t
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. `&G}
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. \ j
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. ?bn;{c;E
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. j&
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. Sn+F
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. x$*E\/zi<!
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. ?' TA!MR
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40. I hear that it is estimated that the number of people ____________ less than one dollar a day has ____________ one billion worldwide. Dl>* L
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The following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: J(3gT }z-
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. }C_G0'"F
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “︿” sign and write the missing word in the blank provided at the end of the line. +3NlkN#
For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. E1$Hu{
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