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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. ] j^V5y"
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. 7yp}*b{s
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. ,j'>}'wG)
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. CP%?,\
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 6dzY9
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. #cZ<[K q6
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. <6djdr1:b
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! _!} L\E ~
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests.
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. nc.(bb),
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. /|HVp
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. n$03 ##pf
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. d h~ cj5
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. Ne=o+ $.(
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. mx ]a @tu
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. [Up0<`Q{I_
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. v6$ }saTX
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. r'GD
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? Bp.z6x4
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. Z\)emps
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. eL7rX"!
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. [8sL);pJO
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. 6J\Yi)v<
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. / y \K La
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ^PCshb##
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. XG5mfKMt+
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. j
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. }5RCks;)*
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 7P`|wNq
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. 1/ Pou)D
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. 3 T $gT
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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. 0^4uZeW?
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