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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. o{pQDI {R
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. GLQ1rT
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. dX{|-;6vm
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. z:-a7_
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. ]#P9.c_}
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? rCi7q]_
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. S .
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. T#xC
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. j 9Ptd $Uj
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. {Ak{
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. _Qg^>}]A1
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. x4|> HY<p?
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! EM]~yn!+
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. )w];eF0c
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend.
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. TY~8`+bJ
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. 2%4dA$H#4w
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. x*td
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. y1R 53u`;L
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. m<L.H33'
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. *olV Y/'O
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? .ko8`J%%M
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ;xF5P'T?|
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. h E.N
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. \-(.cj)?
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. 0*?/s\>PS;
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. wNsAVUjLe
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. =nQ"ye
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. H,r> @Y
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. sSVgDQ~q
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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. w6 C0]vh
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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. uY]nqb
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