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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. QQ*sjK.(
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. 6K/RO)
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. B VB n.ut
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. =~#mF<z5
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. jUe@xi s<T
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? twT/uBQ4a
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. 5cSiV7#Y:
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. &D, Iwq
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. z7K{ ,y
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. <Ap_#
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. mm/\\my
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. v{u3[c
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! iZGbNN
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. T(!1\ TB
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. aDS:8 2GMQ
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. GM|& ,}
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. $tlBI:ay1
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. {O+T`; =)L
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. v.ZU Ya|
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. ,[n9DPZ
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 0>[]Da}
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. RFM;?!S
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. kTjn%Sn,
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? Q``1^E'
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. c ,#=In2
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. z<Z0/a2'1
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. YdV.+v(30
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. foPM5+.G
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. =Cr l{Ax
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. } A6z%|d
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. j*?E~M.'1K
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. -5os0G80
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. 1C=42ZZ&2
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. bTx4}> =5l
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. -R$ Q`
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. |+-b#Sa9
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. RR`\q >|
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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. 5u
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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:
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For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. EP{ji"/7[
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. `:gXQmt
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. _:XX+ 3W7
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