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10. His ______ with computers began six months ago. XnH05LQ
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11. I like cats but unfortunately I am ______ to them. +i6GHB n~J
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13. One of the main ways to stay out of trouble with government agents is to keep a law______ away from those situations wherein you call attention to yourself. ~kV/ !=
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14. With 1 million copies sold out within just 2 weeks, that book is indeed a ______ success. *nd! )t
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15. As the core of the management hoard, he can always come up with ______ ideas to promote the corporation's marketing strategies. YH$-g
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l6. They speak of election campaign polls as a musician might of an orchestra ______, or a painter of defective paint. ]U?^hZ_
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17. Surely it doesn't matter where charities get their money from: what ______much is what they do with it. kb%;= t2
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19. As he was a thoroughly professional journalist, he already knew the media______. J6"9v; V
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