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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. KaS*LDzw
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. ?u;m
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. o0F ,!}
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. u|.|dv'mbp
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. a5O$he
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? N?#L{Yt
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. H^`J( J+
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. uh#E^~5S
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. U8HuqFC
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. M&",7CPD(1
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. 'Cz]p~oF
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! cZrJW
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. Spo[JQ%6
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. jt9@aN.mJN
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. y>
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in.
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. #q?:Ac t
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. ~~WX#Od*$
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. Pj*"2
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. YzAGhAyw
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. !f8]gT zN
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. T4 "*w
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? < o&\/uO~H
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. n%:& N
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. bjGQ 04da
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. V(6ovJpA0
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. 1 :d,8
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. Pi:=0,"XOp
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. \mp5G&+/Q
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. f'3sT(1&
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. qo" _w%{
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. lm; G8IP`
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. .xp|w^
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 1"82JN|!
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. 4{r_EV[(
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. p3NTI /-
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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. y=jTS
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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: Vo%UiV Hy
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. Lu~e^Ul
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. %V$ujun`
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