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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. ;r<^a6B
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. J')o|5S1N
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. (ZUHvvL
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? f,U.7E
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 94'&b=5+
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. lU8l}Ndz"
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. mVj9 , q0
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! bTI|F]^!
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. B`EJb71^Xy
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. ,<.V7(|t)
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. H8=N@l
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. Cp\6W[2+B
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 70?\ugxA
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. b=C*W,Q_#
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. [>I<#_^~
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 4 i;{!sT
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. HVCe;eI
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. VT)oLj/A
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. ?zMHP#i
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. %wg -=;d4
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. BLdvyVFx
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. ~d4 )/y
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. 2DtM20<>
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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. 85:=4N%
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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: ^R7lom.
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. ]Ji.Zk
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