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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. & g$rrpTzv
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2. We can __________ that after some time our farmers will be able to __________ international competition. rKT )!o'
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. lvPpC AXY
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. xG w?'\
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? {( !)P
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. z'*ml ?
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. kU1 %f
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. #< UuI9
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. tI'e ctn
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. ,znL,%s
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. X 9
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16. Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone____________ an opportunity to hear the speech. XNy:0C
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. 4D0( Fl
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. H;4oZ[g
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. 6f<*1YR
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. }mkA Hmu4
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. rerU M*0
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. BV wRPt
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? x
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. [xp~@5r'
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. 0YsN82IDD
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. s/p>30F g
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. `X]2 iz
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34. She was so fat that she could only just ____________ through the door. ` a1R "A
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. #p9z#kin
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. kAF}*&Kzd~
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. ,ce^"yG
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