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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. %-z AV*>
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? =1o_:VOG
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. Ctbm X)vE
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. Oy$ *ZG )
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. > Zo_- ,
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. %k
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 1~NXCIdF
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? A8Q1x/d(
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. c`I `@Bed
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. zMasA
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. /=co/}i
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies.
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. R:49Gn:F
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 8 }9B*m
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