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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition.
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. +* D 4(
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. r=$ gT@
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. f3t. T=S
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? SSQT ;>
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. $}4K
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. A8!Ed$@
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. <A{y($
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. "uhV|Lk*7
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. `*d{PJTv
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! [
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. Th/{x
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. 3t*# !^$
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. LGfmUb-{]
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 5v+L';wx[T
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ivD^HhG
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. C?S~L5a#oC
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. \D
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. ea>[BB3#
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? juR
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. GCZu<,
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. *1R##9\jU7
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. #%} u8\q
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. OyG_thX
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