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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. Xt@Z}B))pu
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. HY%i`]4X
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. yX0dbW~@y
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words.
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. I{*< 4a7q
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? y1bbILWej
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. PUBWZ^63
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. Z]j*9#G1s
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. L_+k12lm
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. jp"JafS /E
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. sZL#xZ5
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! v}tag#f5>?
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. e?Ho a$k
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. ,Vh{gm 1
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. GD:4"$)[o
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. _ ^ 'I
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. .p=sBLp8
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. f_imyzP
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 9 Li%K OY
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. [F*4EGB
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones.
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? X]y )ZF26
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ,zQOZ'^
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. fIocq
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. M0c 9pE
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. J.R AmU <
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. {^Pq\h;
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. {BO|u{C
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. RP (/x+V
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon.
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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+Q+0tw*i
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. J" bD\%
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