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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. Dbgw )n*2
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him |B j b
C. didn’t I recognize him D. hadn’t I recognized him N;htKcZ
2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. vm(% u!_P
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. bNXT*HOZb3
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. : S.0e
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. n04Zji(F@
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? =!Ok 079{[
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. 4B) prQ3
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. CT/`Kg_
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. p!173y,nL
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. ;+cZS=
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. xCGvLvFn
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! a,!
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. weKwBw
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. V\Cu|m&HI
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. [YLaR r
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. S)T~vK(n
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. IXDj;~GF
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. n<+g{QHi
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. '_N~PoV
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. .jA'BF.
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. VRV *\*~$
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. ur7 sf$
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24. It was ____________we had hoped 6Y9F U
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? \vwsRT 1
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. Ad7N '1O
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. y950Q%B]
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. @}K |/
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. 3(o}ulp
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. FT'2 J
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. P55QE+B
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ob. Br:x
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. D`4>Wh /H
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. w . c]
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. "/k TEp
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. Y=5}u&\
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. b#[EkI 0@
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. zgn~UC6&
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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. Hs`j 6yuc9
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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: R>;m6Rb _
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. jnIf (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. _eZ
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For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. ! _p (H
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