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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. bLi j7K 2H
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. }Gz~n f%
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. R _W+Ylob
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. `w#Oih!6A|
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. ]/[FR 5>
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? 7 E
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. N=4G=0 `ke
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. WK ts[Z
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. chcbd
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. l Q'I
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. .R) D3NZp
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. j5K]CTz#
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! r;B8i !gD
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. {%<OD8>p
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. _76PIR{an
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. ^$%S & W
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. k >F 'ypm
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. 03xa'Of>
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 6Se?sHC>
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. 5j: 0Yt
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. un shH <
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. ~;O v-^tp
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. wkP#Z"A0~
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24. It was ____________we had hoped H:!7 :
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 'I _Qb$
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. .}'qUPNR
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. S
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. bSsh^Z
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. K3m]%m2\
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. ZX5 xF<os8
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. QA 2borfy
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. RQ'exc2x0
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. |~'IM3Jw(Y
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. v-yde >(
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. mjWU0Gh%*
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. w"OP8KA:^T
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. OfctoPP _0
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. C8 vOE`U,J
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. ,WvY$_#xW%
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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. N\HQN0d9
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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: ~v'3"k6
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. =QK$0r]c'k
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