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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. Z<6XB{Nh\
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. QZ!;` ?(
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. e|)6zh<O:
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. ZPHiR4fQli
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 2%Bq[SMuN
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? P70\ |M0~y
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. .kO!8Q-;%
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. d4@\5<
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. XEd|<+P1
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. >
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. Efo,5
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. H]:z:AAvX
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! %\=oy=f
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. 'TPRGX~&
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. ail je
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. Fj c+{ ;x
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. Xq&x<td
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. LX.1]T*m`
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. tkdhT8_
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. )61CrQiY
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 6<H[1PI`,G
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. : 5?ti
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. f7X#cs)a
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? >^:g[6Sj
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. U`6QD}c"s
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. =AL95"cH~
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. Y1k/ng H
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. V2 VsJ
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. Km,tfM5j
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. Dx <IS^>i
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ^7 "%eWT`
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. ~HYP:6f
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. i;xg[e8.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. H9>&"=".
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. i b&qH_r/
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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. !K 9(OX2;
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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: OL'=a|g|c
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. /trc& V
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