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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. J,F1Xmr4
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. r[S(VPo[()
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. 4yyw:"
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. x4WCAqi/2
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. tF:AnNp=
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? !*-|!Vz
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. W'C>Fn}lO?
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. Bgxk>Y
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. JP>E W&
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. bBi>BP =
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. RN`TUCQL
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. #._JB-,'
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! KH2]:&6:Q
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. AJ \gDjj<
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. Fx!D:.)/G
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. reR @@O
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. m$C1Ea-wnT
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 4Q#{, y944
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. U B+~K/
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. xyo~p,(~t
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. 8+T v@
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. =p5]r:9
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? wZ0bD&B
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. uX!6: v]
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. fe<7D\Sp@
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. !w UznyYwt
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. |J`v
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. OY(CB(2N
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. "CC"J(&a
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. Vb#a
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. /N%i6t<xU
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door.
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. 3^&`E} r
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. KC; o
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. MUZ]*n&0
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. 3 ;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. dV M l;{
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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: ? (B}w*G~
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. *]<= 04v]R
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. FVP,$
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