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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. mL18FR N
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. ,'={/)c<
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. s2b!Nib
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. hY-;Wfg
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. q +WO nTS
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________?
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. y 9/27yWB
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. q NC.| R
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. S%mN6b~{
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. g9GE0DbT`
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. !<((@*zU
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. {hZ_f3o
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! @e$z Ej5
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. ;w}ZI<ou
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. ?P0$n 7,
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. T$0//7$ ')
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. cqRIi~`
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. lRZt)) 3
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. M _Z*F!al<
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. qyP@[
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 4
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. &g\D-At
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. AVZ -g/<
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24. It was ____________we had hoped Om \?<aul
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? QNLkj`PL/
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. KA0Ui,q3
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. m;>HU Tj
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. ;$ D*,W
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. : P>Wd3m
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. (|(#~o]40t
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. ftw\oGrS
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies.
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. $-H#M] Gq
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. *^e06xc:
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. pT\>kqmj
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. 5xKo(XNp
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. xV@/z5Tq
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. B=?4; l7
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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. ^PHWUb+``
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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: i` #5dIb
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. E 2J.t`H
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. l!U F`C0g
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