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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. [61*/=gWe
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. dzBP< Xyh
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. &e@)yVLL
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. } ePl&-9T
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 3_Xu3hNH!
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? (X,i,qK/
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. xdm \[s
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. {fzX2qMZ]
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. Lj<TzPzg*
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! 1'E=R0`pA
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. ]<>cjk. ya
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. (u@:PiU/eP
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. el9P@r0
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 0~qc, -)3
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. r].n=455[
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. <YaT r9%w
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. i0=U6S:#
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. Vu$m1,/
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. =)Xj[NNRT
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? FLi' }C
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ^ij0<*ca9
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. 2"ax*MQH<^
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. :&BPKqKp
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. ] ?DU 8
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. sfXFh
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. bn*:Bn1
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. Wdd}y`lS
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. LK'(OZ
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. '{d _q6,%
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. 5EtR >Pc
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. {K|?i9 K
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. > LPb>t5%p
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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. MZ3 8=nJ
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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. >33=0<
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