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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. |AS~sjWSJ
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. (2UA ,
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 0!oqP1
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? #<X4RJ
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. =CO) Q2
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. @,7r<6E
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 'HJ+)[0X*
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. v9FR
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. t- TUP>_
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. . >}I/+ n
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. kTfRm^
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. =,q/FY:
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. Q?LzL(OioN
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. mt0v (
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. MI
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. n#WOIweInf
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. ;,TT!vea
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? X%iqve"{nB
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. 1ATH$x
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. G8^b9xoA+.
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. 7#*O|t/'
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. n] n3/wpO
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. *,__\/U98
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. } vdh k0
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. >U$,/_uMNW
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. K]q OLtc
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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. O&irgc!
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