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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. 3>asl54
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? jR1t&UD3Y
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. WX~:Y,l+u
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 0c}pg:XT
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. V8KdY=
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. RKi11z
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. 2K:Rrn/cR
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! QH5[}zs8
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. H@
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. "3;b,<0
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. Jfs_9g5
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. b[Qe} `W
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. S{fFpe-
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. |y$8!*S~(
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. )WH;G:$&"
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. (RU\a]Ry
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 9$*O ^
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ;ZoEqMv
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. Xkp?)x3~X
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. c^1tXu|&
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. jyB
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 2u$rloc$b
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. R?IRE91 :
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation.
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