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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. GpL#, q Yc
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. f#5JAR
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. l i-YkaP
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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. Cw $^ w
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. A@(h!Cq
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. ;bZ*6-\!-
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. 3]n@c?l w
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. VX;zZ`BJ
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. V$dJmKg
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. -G],H)M
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? @Q;i. u{V
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. m!<X8d[bD
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. ZB828T3
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. # :#M{1I
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon.
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. rp 's
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