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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. "sLdkd}dj
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. %VYQz) yW
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C. assume; adapt to D. suppose; get used to J5L P#o(V
3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. C%d 4ItB >
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. Rde
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. -Nmf}`_
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? 2>Kq)Ii
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. hM
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. $}oQ=+c5
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. DjOFfD\MF
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. + WPi }
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. 7~\Dzcfk"P
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. UShn)3 F
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! `RGZ-Q{_
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. %h|z)
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. wT*N{).
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. }i[i{lKj
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. (59<Zo
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. g<,v2A
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. [j93Mp
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. (^Nf;E
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. #h r!7Kc;N
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. :=i0$k<E/
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. {Or|] 0
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24. It was ____________we had hoped {Ua5bSbh
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? u@gYEx}
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ~Snw':
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. GB
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. 5S7Z]DXiT8
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. PAc~p8S
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. P;y/ `_jo
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. Th8Q ~*v
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. *CG2sA eB
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. rvG qUmSUs
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. f>'7~69
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. m0edkt-x
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. (r
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. MPB6
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. (kHR$8GFM
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. T/K.'92S
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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. I%&9`ceWY
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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: $P -m6
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. HLk"a -+'
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. h=tu +pn
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