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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. 32:q'
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. mN!> BqvN
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. .YKQ6
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. ZjF$zVk
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. <}L`d (E@f
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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. k3da*vwE
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 3J7TWOJVw
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. O[+S/6uy
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. Ok/~E
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. G"T)+! 6t
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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! =u QCm#
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. pg1o@^OuL
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. HK) $ls
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. [7q~rcf,Z
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. dFD0l?0 N
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. "]>JtK
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. %m
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. U1G"T(;s:
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. 4<fKB&
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? <| 9s {z
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. XM o#LS
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. l?GN& u
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. T pXbJ]o9
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. KqC8o zup
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. eT 8(O36%
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. Q'-g+aN
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. h\C" ti2
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. +<qmVW^X
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. }t.J;(f f:
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. B_Qi
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. M? 7
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. . Y@)3
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure.
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation.
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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. 0zscOE{
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