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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. ^D6 JckW
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. qA*QFQ'-
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. A87Tyk2Pi
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? 2W| j
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. ]%G[<zD,1
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. <r9J+xh*p
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. {8b6A~
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. <A+Yo3|7
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. Vk8:;Hj
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. pSay^9ZI
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! En-eG37 l
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. ]-["sw
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 1K4LEg a `
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. Y -7x* *I
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. GVCyVt[!-
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. 6aXsRhQ~
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? c]t =#
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. a~ :'OW:Q
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. ,hYUxh45
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. e nDjP
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. /c]I|$v
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time.
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. o~*% g.
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. Dc}-wnga
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. a{G PAzO +
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. AVF(YD<U
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