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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. ?bM%#x{e
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. r=3`Eb"t
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. RQWUO^&e^
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. (BtU\ f#d
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. }2 S!;swg+
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? fhZwYx&t
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. +7OE,RoQ
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. K
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. B> i^ w1
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. /Tl ybSC1
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. )I<VH +6
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! D h{P23}
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. 3joMtRB>;
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. U_B`SS
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. y7*^
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. !q PUQ+
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ^h|'\-d\
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. }W % }_UT
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. 55|$Im nf
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far.
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. $S cjEG:6
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. !kK KJ~,;
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? Q\z*q,^R
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. Bms?`7}N
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. *Ee # x!O
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. @'y"D
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. <.2Z{;z
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. 5*r6#[S\
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. ]gW J,
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. 2 *$n?
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. luT8>9X^:a
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. 4o3GS8
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. 8.':pY'8"
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. 6]S.1 BP
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. VHCzlg
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. .<%M8rcj
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. nh )R
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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` M9
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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:
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For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. I>F h*2
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