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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. E
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. 8rjD1<
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. X#
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. K[
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. _ziSH 3(
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. ajtH
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. \wk ;Bo
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. Fd\uTxykp
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. L r"cO|F
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. ].kj-,5>f
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. {%u^ O/M
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. $.4A?,d
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. p4f9v:b[
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. b` D]L/}pr
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. U[x$QG6 m!
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24. It was ____________we had hoped uPl} NEwU|
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? *Igb3 xK
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. q`r| DcN~
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. ,3_Sf ?
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. d X/7n=
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. .o`Io[io
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. HJ ]v-
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. 4!{lySW
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. HcIJ&".~
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. X8Z) W?vu
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