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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. EF<TU.)Zf
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. E& cC2(w
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. m?Y-1!E0
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. P 0m9($JBD
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 3T.V*&
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? ,G v}N&
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 8!35
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. `=V1w4J
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. &\5bo=5V
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. =kOo(
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? 4^ 0CHy
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. g\49[U}[~F
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. \SJX;7 ST
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. jS#YqVuN
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. c11;(
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. FJsM3|{2=d
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. LC0g" {M
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