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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. :(_+7N[KA
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. )aX2jSp
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. <vUVP\u~$
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C. like how and where D. alike; when and how
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. Krs2Gre}
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? Em7 WDu0
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. |7@O( $ b
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. 7P7b8 ]
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. q/1Or;iK
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. 3_5 XHOdE
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. l*7?Y7FK
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. (xyS 7q]m
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. )fh0&Y; R
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 3x5!a5$Y
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. p#H]\ P'
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. lfS;?~W0k
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. `fW{yb
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 6ojo##j
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. %CT!$Y'n
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. v&2+'7]w
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? B"[{]GP BY
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. R2Yl)2
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. .xnQd^qoac
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. @e={Wy+Vm(
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. =<>p KQ)[
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. X -v~o/r7
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. 1=ip ,D
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. C*$|#.l
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. X+d&OcO=q
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. 9y;y7i{>?
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. <r0.ppgY
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. o; 6fvn
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. RfD{g"]y
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. Fecx';_1`
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. M ' a&
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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. 9Q,Msl4n
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