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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. g*W Y kv
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. # ';b>J
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. brdY 97s4
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. wc ;^C?PX
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. lGEfI&1%!
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? zLjQ,Lp.I
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. t7/a 5x
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 9]|G-cyt
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. !}Ty
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. fYgX|#Me
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. S ) *!j I
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! Ov9kD0S
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. 7eekTh, ?
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. fF} NPl
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. QGV~Y+
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. {^VvL'n
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. #7~M1/eH=t
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. `Vqp o /
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. duKR;5:
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. `_6!nk q8
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. @i9T),@
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. mk;l;!*T8
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? &P%3'c}G
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. FLO#!G
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. n^|
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. 8oG0tX3i
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. %0
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. &IM;Yl
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. `3^ *K/K\
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. x?Doe`/6?
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. B)g
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. C-lv=FJEk/
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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. m`gH5vQa
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The following passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: ~``oKiPg@
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. 7p*PDoM6`
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. AL@8v=
For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line. 9`
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