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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. g2_"zDiw2
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. H.MI5O (Q
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C. assume; adapt to D. suppose; get used to ?Uo BV$
3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. ~4'$yWG
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. s$j,9uRr
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 0g8NHkM:2a
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? (E1~ H0^
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. p]c%f 2E>d
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 8
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C. damaged; followed D. reduced; occurred e*1_ 8I#2
9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. BZ^}J!Q'*
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. >yDZw!C
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. % & bY ]w
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. 1h5 Akq
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! / XIhj
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. a[TMDU;(/4
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. Z%\,w(o[h
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. igAtRX%Qx
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 8Q+36!
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. &
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. /H+a0`/
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. '[O;zJN;
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. /|#fejPh
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. !$>R j
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. ,wdD8ZT'Ip
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24. It was ____________we had hoped $]2vvr
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? iMRwp +$
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C. usedn’t it? D. didn’t there %BB%pC
26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. (0kK_k'T
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. 0}dpK $.
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. k2UVm$ }u
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. Jma1N;d
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. %sQ^.` 2
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. l0A&9g*l2
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ^eYVWQ '
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. =P
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. (n9g kO&8"
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. `(/w y
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. _
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. ?|B&M\}g
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. !*bMa8]*
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. WQL\y3f5
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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. !1 8clL
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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: 4V i`* !
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. %r}{hq4
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. g<f <Ip=
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. "(z5{z?S
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