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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. A}eOR=E
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him ?W<cB`J
C. didn’t I recognize him D. hadn’t I recognized him !@yQK<0
2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. a&:>Ped"
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. Rc%PZ}es
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. GsRt5?X/*
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. ]Qy,#p'~&H
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? SOYDp;j
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal.
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 9`E-dr9
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. r ufRaar
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. AZ}%MA; q
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! +*]SP@|IYI
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. IiQ Ws1
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. 6o e$)i V
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. n$A(6]z5O
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. c>%z)uY>/
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. j/; @ P
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. *]DJAF]
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. ^
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. :)3$&QdHT
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. bC,M&<N
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. t h>yi)m
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? H?r;S 5)c
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C. usedn’t it? D. didn’t there |LGNoP}SA
26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. NB yN}e
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. z E7oc
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. n|`):sP
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. I4p= ?Ds
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. <!n Wiwv
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. s3RyLT
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ={0{X9t?'j
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. 67 :<X(u+!
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. EUS]Se2
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. hQx e0Pdt
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. W >IKy#
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 6FFv+{ 2^@
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. IT33E%G
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. #Og_q$})f
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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. O$^YUHD
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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: jqmP^ZS
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. }c:0cl
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. 2US8<sq+
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.
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