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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. 4AL,=C3
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him J3y _JoS
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. 6Mk#) ebM
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. ;R 6f9tu2
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. 7[=G;2<
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? r]LP=K1
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. .feB
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. )j'Qi^;(D
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. vg?(0Gasm*
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. a(IE8:yU`
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. C:&S k\
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! N:'GNMu
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. \ eba9i^
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. fGH)Fgo`
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. ETX>wZ
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 3ohHBo
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. p.MLKp-'
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. V%t_,AT
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. 'U
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. @QYCoEU8J
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? V.+a}J=Cw
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ^|!\IzDp
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. e9Cvd R
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. %u Dd#+{
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. `K2vG`c
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ?CpM.{{s
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. Mi[,-8Sk
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. B=i%Z _r]w
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. 9sB LC
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. Lor__
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. MAG /7T5
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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. N_y#Y{c{(
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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. ]4&B*]j
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