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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. WAqR70{KM
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. 2$qeNy
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. FE/&<g0,:
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. {:S{a+
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist.
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________?
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. 9FP l
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. D=9x/ ) *G
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. &W.tjqmw
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. |mMW"(~
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. W=F?+Kg L
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. ap;*qiNFQ
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! "#[Y[t\Ia
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. d&R/f Im
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. F_V ~UX1D
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. L$(W*
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. <( [o4%
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ! >t |vgW
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. pN%L3?2
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. Cww$ A %}
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. .sjM$#V=
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. n*bbmG1
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. W%~ S~wx
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? R2u[IVZW:-
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. O^sgUT1O
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. .}a@OLJd
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. js k <N
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. U/{cYX
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. 5r`g6@
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. Av+R~
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. L88oh&M
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. wK|&[m s
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. /:C"n|P7Z
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. [=.. #y!U
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. +h*&r ~T
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. ?Cmb3pX^\
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. 6S ]GSS<
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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.
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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: x{Gih 1
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. 1NJ*EzJ~?
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. LhV4 ^\+
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. yf_<o
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