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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. M I/1uw
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. f Kfi
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. R1 nctA:
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. |89`O^
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. P
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? NmeTp?)m
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. w,\Ua&>4
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. GwpJxiFgk
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. u%&zY97/
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. p#3P`I>ZrT
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. f4 uK_{
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! qdOaibH_
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. 7e
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. RBiDU}j
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. $--W,ov5j
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. u Q. m[y
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work.
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 8E ^yHd4Y
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. ZFY t[:
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. m
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. ECWn/4Aws
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. d;daYjOm
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24. It was ____________we had hoped Pq ZMuUd
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? T \5 5uQ
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. P,^`|\#7
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. YKk?BQ"
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. -]\cUQ0
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. c%%r
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age.
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. 3#o!K
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. 2 gLa4B-
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. #Bq.'?c'~
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. ]4f;%pE
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. (`h$+p^-y
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. F&?55@b
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. u;1/.`NPB
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. a(}dF?M=
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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. .yz-o\,gF%
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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: |n9~2R
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. 5rG&Z5
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. ogN/zIU+VA
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. $HjKELoJ<
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