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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. 7AWq3i{
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. #kA?*i[T
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. 'cQ,;y
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. A1`6+8}o;b
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. ;[[ 6[i
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? 9!Jt}n?!g
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. f?ibyoXL
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. `Syfl ^9B
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C. damaged; followed D. reduced; occurred vyB{35p$
9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. jm@M"b'{
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. 5U4V _*V
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. SE@TY32T
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! %O" Whe
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. *?HoN;^
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. at@tS>D
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 6Z J-oT!.
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ?#(LH\$l_
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. \OFmd!Cz
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land.
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 0,DrVGa
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. i^.eX
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. U~7ud
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24. It was ____________we had hoped Q`AlK"G,
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? c8uw_6#r(D
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. I i[U%
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. '{
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. qF bj~ec
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. t`Z3*?UqI
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. "QXnE^
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. WIi,`/K+
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. [#@l
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. >&+V[s rfD
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. "0 PsCr}!
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. T<Xw[PEnP
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. D mi.@.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. .+XK>jl +
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. _PPC?k{z !
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. tik*[1it
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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. ?,riwDI 2
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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: m[y~-n
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. ~.^:?yCA
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. *>qc 6d@'
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. 8wd["hga<%
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