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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. =i_
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition.
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. i(hI\hD
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. s4RqY*VK
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. Fj?gXc5{
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? cPFs K*w
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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 ____________. ,~ z*V ;y)
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. {WYJQKs 8
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. @N
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. 5_H`6-q
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. bR\Oyd~e
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! ) z" .lw
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. (D<_
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. hy]8t1894
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. +~7x+ 6 E
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. k9*6`w
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. HOr.(gL!
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. M wH xn%
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. CxV$_J
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. ,7n8_pU
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. nhLw &V3y
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. 5,#aN}v#?
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24. It was ____________we had hoped AmX ~KK
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? >l =;6QL
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. /& o<kY
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. blmY=/]
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. |Li9Y"5
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. ]Vd1fkXO0
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. Wf9K+my
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. K& % YTA
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. Z =y^9]
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. ?G$X
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. r d4\N2- 6
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. xDTDfhA
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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. 3~Vo]wv
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For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. " O,TL *$
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