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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. N+h05`
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him :aK?Dt Z
C. didn’t I recognize him D. hadn’t I recognized him m3TR}=n
2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. I O:*F0
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C. assume; adapt to D. suppose; get used to _$ivN!k
3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. xbm%+
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. IQRuqp KL
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. @ M] _],
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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. -GA F>
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. LE\=Y;%
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C. damaged; followed D. reduced; occurred RpQeQM=
9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. H#~gx_^U
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. H648 [H[k
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. \Ii{s
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. b/M/) o!C
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! x>yqEdR=o
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. X:GRjoa
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. >C0B!MT?3%
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. X-\$<DiJGv
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. Et 0gPX-
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C. that you would think D. with what you were thinking
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. w7 MRuAJ4
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. $O |Xq7dp
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. dp W`e>o
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. qjRbsD>
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. %s}{5Qcl/
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. $}4ao2
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24. It was ____________we had hoped 3X Y"s"
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? Wt%Wpb8
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. }
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. e6 *,MnqBh
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. me@`;Q 3
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. ;mI^J=V3
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age.
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. {\k }:)
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. 8*Fn02 p
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. @ G!Ir"Q
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. 7K&Uu3m
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. b LGC
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. \ntUxPox.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. q$b 4S4Z7
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. b YpeI(zK
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. <]DUJuF-M
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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. Jd v;+HN[
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C. depending on; reached over D. living with; surpassed E8R;S}P A
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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: u^JsKG+,:
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. %y
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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.
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