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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. 8rBa}v9
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. B&!>& Rbx
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. [p0_I7
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. w2!5TKZ`
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. Ba%b]vp
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? rUB67ok*
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal.
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. $L]E<
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. \xk8+= /A
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. rY=dNK]d
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. 7lQ:}&
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. ='.G,aJ9
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! 6:Zd,N=
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. X7 fJ+Cn
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. 7{DSLKtN
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. ^U@Erc#d
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. N[dv
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. Lr`G. e
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 9zK5Y+!
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. ^(8(z@y
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 4TW>BA
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. <MH| <hP
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. $'
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? XfXqq[\N
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races.
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. OBY
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. rN'')n/
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. {/x["2a1
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. BTwLx-p9t
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. |=7ouFl
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. #OKzJ"g
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. !%' 1x2?
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. sN^3bfi!i
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. ~+1t3M e
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. wD}ojA&DU
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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. 0h~Iua5
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