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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. B#AAG*Ai8
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 1.!rq,+>1
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. RS!~5nk 5
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. YUJlQ2e(
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. |`_qmk[:R
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. )Q9m,/F
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. ~Z!!wDHS
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. ['o l]ZJ
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. l{F^ "_U
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 7 sKN `
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. WGj T06a\
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour.
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. $G/ h-6+8
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. "?EoYF_
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. !G E-5 \*
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. W,&z:z>
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