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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. >@^z? nb
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. ,6rg00wGE
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. ,lm.~% }P*
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. k!E`Xeob
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? eG26m_S=
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. M$A"<5
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 4lC:svF
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. Sai_rNRWB
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. A:[La #h|p
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. pu nc' ~
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. QkZT% !7
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. (\.[pj%-O
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. { o+aEMhM
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. |^C?~g
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. r.xGvo{iY
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. dwv xV$Nt
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. RR{]^g51
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. w:r 0>
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. Rde#=>@V
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. P gr>qcbql
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. $$A{|4,aI
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. ^-4mZXAy1|
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. >f'n l
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. |ng[s6uf
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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. .oaW#f}0P
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For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. +**H7: bO
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “︿” sign and write the missing word in the blank provided at the end of the line. 73Mh65
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