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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. ^
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. kp6 &e
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. Ypin bej
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. `@So6%3Y|
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. /#?! 9c
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? bu=RU
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. | _nBiHjNn
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. uSH_=^yTQ
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. "kjSg7m*:
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. RS nBG"
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. 7"OJ,Mx%
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. pm[+xM9PB
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! $oPc,zS-gL
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. JEF ;Q
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. " ]OROJGa
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. !OMCsUZ
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. G, <l}(tEG
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. JoZS p"R
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 5=%KK3
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. Et0)6^-v
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. RD=V`l{Z
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. f1;@a>X
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. YD0hDp
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24. It was ____________we had hoped |lZp5MOc
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? &%;n 9K
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. /y 6f ~F
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. ?Zsh\^k.g
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C. renovating D. renewing
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. ,<)D3K<
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. B]: |;d
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. VJT /9O)Z|
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. $eG_LY 1v
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. ~cfXEjE6
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. ; <B
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. bv '>4a
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. 2,`X@N`\
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. ~%g,Uypi
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. n7K%lj-.P
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C. restored D. revived
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. F0z7".)
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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. BlU&=;#r5>
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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: >| ,`E
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. @9_mk @
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. d wG!]j>:_
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