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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. RF/I*5
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. F-?K]t#
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. :<ye:P1s
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. SoZ$1$o2
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. R I Bj9k d
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? *RugVH4
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. (R )\
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. p!^ .;c
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 8 x$BbK
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. #~ J)?JL
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. T1TKwU8l
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. KKm &~^ c
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! P,y*H_@k
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. Zt: .+.dV
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. 5Ug. J{d
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech.
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. "
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. O_%X>Q9
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. ykFm$ 0m+I
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. jK`b6:#(,
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. fmqHWu*wG
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. L 1P.@hJ
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. Er@ 'X0n
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24. It was ____________we had hoped 6uNWL `v
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? T#M_2qJ1=
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. &YiUhK
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. _bsAF^ ;
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. }0okyGg>q
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. uO^,N**R#
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. eeVz Oq(
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. xofx E4.
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ]K-B#D{P
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads.
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. LZ4Z]! V
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. fX/k; 0l
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. A 6j>KTU
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. P"s7}cl
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. F Q
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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. TIVrbO\!o
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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: ^ j T1q_0
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. ='vkd=`Si
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. B+n(K+
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. `cpUl*Y=
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