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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. *xY}?vSs
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. 9X<o8^V
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. qfF/X"#0
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. d1MY>zq
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 6 <&jY
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? Wz}DC7
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. cY &SKV#
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. Jxyeh1z qB
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 014p = W
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. 1_chO?&,I
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. \> 8r)xC
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. P=Au~2 X
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! pn},o vR;
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. ?Hb5<,1u3
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. L|O'X4"&_
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. <W,M?r+
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. i|- 6
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. "OIra 2O
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. #84
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. v-(Ry<fT9
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. XXx ]~m
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. XZ|%9#6
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. 3lkz:]SsE
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? ZxDh94w/
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. 2r =8&~9z
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour.
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. 7uI~Xo ?N
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. 3|Vh[iAa\
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. r;~2NxMF/
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. C"JFN(f
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. Y \oz9tf8
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. y wf@G;
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. @x4IxGlUs
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 9[7Gxmf
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. c7[+gc5 }
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. v?
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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. D$OUy}[2`.
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The following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: c|,6(4j>$
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. iXJ 3B&x
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