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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. i '$V'x'k
A. I didn’t recognize him B. I hadn’t recognized him oA ;sP'
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. Wy[Ua#Dd
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. e-Xr^@M*Q
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. /YP,Wfd%
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. ^ucmScl
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? XB 8g5AxR
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. 'F\@KE -d
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. ?5N 7,|K)
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. >@g+%K]
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. c#ahFpsnlw
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. {Rm N1'%
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! R v/=bY
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. j><8V Qx
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. a,YU
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. vJ a? 5Jr
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. m ~<<ok_
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. B=;p wX
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. }^"#&w3<
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. B HrN Dpv
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. 032P
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? skzTw66W.
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. 3
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. gVU&Yl~/^
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. NoD\ t(@h
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. >#8J@=iuqv
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. ^ e4y:# Nu
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. n=tg{_9f%
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. GFmVR2z_+
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. 2%oo.?!R
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. %U$PcHOo
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community. <u9U%V si
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. qp@:Zqz8
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. D; 0iNcit
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. Y :0SrB!\
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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. U_UX *
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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: JWa9[Dj
For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. L.[ H
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For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “/” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
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