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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? (KHO'QNMt^
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. zl a^j,
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 5_H`6-q
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. |~+i=y
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. X$Y\/|!z
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. .FdzEauVc
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. c D5N '3
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ,{jF )NQaP
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 2~ y<l
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones.
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 3z!^UA>q
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. `e }6/~R`
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. xX\A& 9 m
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