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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. C m}UWX
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. KP7RrgOan&
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. }7 z+
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. _r5Ild @n
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. +2 o|#`)i
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? W!B4< 'Fjc
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. N,,2 VSUr
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. uBkn y;
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. R.`J"J0/~
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries.
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! /k"P4\P`+Q
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. }rZ=j6 Z
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. Lp=B ? H
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. owhht 98y(
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. jo~vOu
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. NYeg,{q
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? _G|6xlO
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. pif gt
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. *bx cq
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________.
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. 0/Csc\Xl
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. S%4 K-I
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. PtHT >
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. s~GO-v7
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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. <uA|nYpp
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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: ~_R=2t{u _
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. 9#1lxT4%
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