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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. acdaDY
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. !3v!BJ#+,&
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. -i:Zi}f
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. u ^s{r`/
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. i d\0yRBt
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? 4pJ OJ!?
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. ELk$ lm& @
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. F2: +i#lE
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. @`G_6 <.`
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. J!3 X}@_N
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. j2} C
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. UpL?6)
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! Q9t BHz
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. &?f{.
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. I7ZY9W(S
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. k"Y9Kc0XoU
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. yoGe^ga r
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ()e .J
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. Y f:xM>.%
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. s\y+ xa:
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. f1w&D ]|S+
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. mR U-M|
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. %EkV-%o*
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24. It was ____________we had hoped :EJ8^'0 Q
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? Y3@\uM`2#
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. A+U il\%
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. vEQw`OC
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. C>l{_J)n
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. EJC{!06L'/
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. %C8p!)Hu
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. 5Bwr\]%$P
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. =[
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. !4;A"B(
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. 5hxG\f#}?
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. K)ZW1d;
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. f$7Xh~
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. ~mSW.jy}=-
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. kT-dQ3 2
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. "=0(a)01p:
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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. ^y,Ex;6o
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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: +GYO<N7
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. ?5IF;vk
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. sBq-"YcjR
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. MwuRxeRO-
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