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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. }T%E;m-
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. z'Bvjul
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. 8pm
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. 2%l(qf N9
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. GyE5jh2
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? Dk~
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. Xt*h 2&
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. }8'bXG+
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. x8rp Z
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. cr
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. yFqB2(Dv
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. dxeLu
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! ||kUi=5
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. h}jE=T5Hc
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. >FM2T<.;
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. BO)Q$*G~JD
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 6Z3L=j
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. a"&Gs/QKSC
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. ^6(Nu|6\@
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. J}'a|a@bk
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. ^\oc H|D
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. +1o4l i
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. qRnD{g|{1
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24. It was ____________we had hoped o3OtG#g2
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 3yw`%$d5
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. vnS;T+NZSC
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. ews{0
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. /k O
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C. toes D. heels
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. NPjNkpWm&=
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age.
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. khe.+Qfgj
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. 4RL0@)0F
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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. LOi/+;>
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. )MeeF-Ad6
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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. {xRO.699
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. (y5 ]]l
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. 8A: =#P^O\
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