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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. o" 7,CQye
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. pC_2_,6$
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3. A good reader can tell the difference between words that sound __________, and know ____________ to use them. <:q]t6]$
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. #V4_. t#
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. FjkE^o>
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? !Aj_r^[X`
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. 9)l[$X
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. &qrH
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. ug UV`5w
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. * k=Pk
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11. ____________dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive. X}
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12. The party, ____________I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable. Q0ev*MS9Z
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! _y5 b>+
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. BD,~M*%z
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. /$I&D}uR`
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. A B}Qd\
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. oBKZ $&_h
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. Gash
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. = eTI@pN`
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. a, &Kvh
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. V! "^6)
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. -b)p6>G-C
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. b'vJPv~hI
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24. It was ____________we had hoped [k."R@?
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? /xsa-F
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. {p6",d."N&
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. zq1&MXR)l
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. A9lqVMp64
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. L ~ 1Lv?
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30. Many people nowadays save money to ____________ for their old age. Pv0OoN*eJ{
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31. The tone of the article ____________ the writer’s mood at the time. typ*.j[q
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. lfI[r|
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. v3]q2*`G#
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. YHKm{A ]
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. ~i
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36. The reception was attended by ____________ members of the local community.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. %
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. @nZ Fw.
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39. The couple has donated a not____________ amount of money to the foundation. +T4< }+ n
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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. 3P J
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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: YobI b
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For a wrong word, underline it and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. c?opVbJB\
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