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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. 4y|xUO:
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. ?D RFsA
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. 1Pud,!\%q
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. 5en
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. }S~ysQwT
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. e' /
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. 4! Oa4
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! =& Tu`m
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. qOcG|UgF
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. EMW4< na[
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. pzt Zb
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. }<\65 B$1
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 5cNzG4z
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. IjB*myN.
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. K_lL\
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. E=1/
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24. It was ____________we had hoped i;'X}KW
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? W$MEbf%1
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. * sIG&
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. L z>{FOR
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. ND9>`I 5
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. t?H;iBrpxd
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. Vh9s.=*P@
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. >N1]h'q>
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. q>4i0p8^
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. |(v=1 #i
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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. je3n'^m
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