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2. B. A piercing pain. O^v^GG=e;C
3. A. He is going to get married. [H-,zY
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15. B. She makes a living now as a landlady. /gh=+;{
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17. B. Try medical means. W( IT s}O
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27. B. He is an investment advisor. JVbR5"+.
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31. Employers have a legal obligation to pay _______ to their workers for injuries. Hx[YHu
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34. To maintain physical well-being, a person should eat _______ food and get sufficient exercise. O@.C.5Ep
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35. The Central Government’s pledge to maintain the ______ and stability of Hong Kong at all costs is a great encouragement to the local finance. ptJ58U$Bb
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36. It is pointed out that patients must be reassured that “their lives will not be ______ as a result of bed shortages.” t~vOm
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38. It is known that some ways of using resources _______ can destroy the environment as well as the people living in it. pXn(#n<
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39. Cholera is a preventable waterborne bacterial infection that is spread through ______ water. ~|y$^qy?U
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