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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. :c03"jvYE
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. $W_sIS0\z
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. qnO>F^itF
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. 1@ }s:
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. 6B8g MO
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? k]"DsN$
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. v$d^>+Y#
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. ;N?raz2mEi
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. 3uy^o
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. q /eo
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. <(tnClAn
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. hOM#j
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! 2*pNI c
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. FB }8
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. a~w l D.P
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. LNOz.2fr>
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. K
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. %3es+A@
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. NflRNu:-
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. IZ&FNOSZ+4
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. 0jMS!"k
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. /5j]laYK)
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. gbjql+Mx+
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24. It was ____________we had hoped \) vI-
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? e3}o3c_
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. <BhN
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. ILMXW w
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. :2E?|}`7\
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. K4j2xSGeo
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. uH=^ILN.
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. Nc[[o>/Cb
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. *8#]3M]
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads.
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. |"o/GUI~
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. q:X&)f
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. JtGBNz!"
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. Ub9p& =]h
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. ?84B0K2N s
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. T3#K uiwU9
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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. p:@JC sH=
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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: g9K7_T #W
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. 5^ +QTQ
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