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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. i
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. }EwE#sZ#
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. Ur<
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. Q"
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. A]0R?N9wb_
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? Cj~e` VRhk
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. I/St=-;
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. bz nMD
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. '@KH@~OzRS
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. l =P)$O|=w
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! WaX!y$/z
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. )j}#6r
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. Vy/G -IASb
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. :! $+dr(d
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. vqoK9
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. 5mL4 Zq"
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. c*R\fQd
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. 0 Q#}:
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. k3Puq1H
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? Z@*!0~NH=4
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. :>H {?
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. 1M55!b
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. V|awbff:
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. ~,8#\] xR
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. S&'s/jB
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. ^AXH}g
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. s%5XBI
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. @2_ E9{ T
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. G}}Lp~
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. 5EECr
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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. _U^G*EqL*
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