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24.In his view, though Hong Kong has no direct cultural identity, local art is thriving by “being ___________,”being open to all kinds of art. 9N [PZD
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32._________ both in working life and everyday living to different sets of values, and expectations places a severe strain on the individual. I}djDtJ
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34. Haven’t I told you I don’t want you keeping ____________ with those awful riding-about bicycle boys? [D!-~]5
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Directions : in each of the following sentences there are four parts underlined and marked A, B, C, and D. Indicate which of the four parts is incorrectly used. Mark the corresponding letter of your choice by drawing a single bar across the square brackets on your Machine-scoring Answer Sheet. 6Z09)}tZb
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