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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. 0QQss
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him 8 WP>u8&
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. vN v?
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. G#iQ X`
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. T& U}}iWN
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. >DL
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? h!"2Ux3!x
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. On C )f
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. g/?Vl2W
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. .j6udiv5
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. iUKjCq02
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. FlO?E3d
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! Z;+,hR ((
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. a )O"PA}2
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. 8~ y!X0Ov!
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. /cS8@ )e4
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. e.\>GwM
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. +kI}O*s
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. 6@aH2+4+
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. Q_ T, =y
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. mI2Gs) SO
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. Tw
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? ks$5$,^T2o
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. W)`>'X`
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. @"cnPLh&
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. 7d{xXJ-
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. <-d-.
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. !/F-EJOH6C
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ]~WIGl"g
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. z Hj_q%A
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. T /7[hj
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. )3_g& &
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. I."4u~[
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. }%-`CJ,
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. *SZ*S %oS3
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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: MhB kr{8
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. # 6JCm!s
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