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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. h] D=v B
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. WUHx0I
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. |fJ,+)_(
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? G)putk@
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. )GR^V=o7,Y
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. &,#VhT![
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