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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. YWM$%
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him &529.>
C. didn’t I recognize him D. hadn’t I recognized him {g l-tRC3
2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. M{zzXE[@
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. Iqe4O~)
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. V8NNIS
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. i5|A\ W v"
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? c _O| ?1
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. `9s5 *;Z
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. ~{ *FjZ`h
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. +~ :1H.
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. J Q%e'
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. W.-[ceM
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! k5$_Q#
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. tt{,f1v0t
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. xA`Q4"[I
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. R K Fz6t
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 2rB$&>}T
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. VSx[{yn
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. Y 1rU
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. R61.!ql%w
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. UA!-YTh
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. #~ ^#%G
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24. It was ____________we had hoped 3Wa^:8N
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? fW~r%u
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. -"Wp L2qD
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. [~m@'/
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. Tf(-Duxz
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. #\3(rzQVO
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. "i0{E!,XL
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. NrA?^F
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. zr#n^? m
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. 7HfA{.|m
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. fbv%&z
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. #>)OLKP
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. *Y"j 0Yob
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure.
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. -`d9dJ dB
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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. P%%[_6<%M
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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: 97XGJ1HI
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. O:^m#:[cE
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. sPKyg
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. OvFWX% uY
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