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1. Until he took off his glasses __________. e$E~@{[1)
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4. 90 percent of all English writing ____________ 1,000 basic words. zFjG20w%3g
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5. ____________ to develop his talent, Adam could become an excellent artist. ?"p:6%GFz
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6. Don’t ever drive past a hitchhiker, ____________? 5#zwd oQ
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7. As a senior professor she should have known better ____________ to get involved in such a scandal. [_jTy;E
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8. His power was seriously ____________ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle ____________. .`!|^h%0
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9. Leonardo da Vinci ____________ caged birds in order to have the pleasure of setting them free. NDhHU#Q9
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10. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____________ countries. >9D=PnHnD
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13. If only I ____________ play the guitar as well as you! %"j<`
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14. It’s high time we ____________ cutting down the rainforests. -y OrNir}W
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15. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____________ impossible to comprehend. 13s!gwE)
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17. I am surprised____________ this city is a dull place to live in. k&ujr:)5Y5
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18. Susan is very hardworking, but her pay is not____________ for her work. $@+\_f'bU>
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19. It is imperative that the government ____________ more investment into the shipbuilding industry. Q<P],}?:
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20. Land belongs to the city; there is ____________ thing as private ownership of land. Y(78q s1w
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21. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk____________far. PDvqA {
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22. The statistics ____________ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times. 5G'X\iR
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23. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____________ the spoilt ones. >&
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25. There used to be a petrol station near the park, ____________? ^,
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26. It is an offence to show ____________ against people of different races. ]L^X}[SH
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27. A great amount of work has gone into ____________ the Cathedral to its previous splendour. R #`hT
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28. The thieves fled with the local police close on their ____________. z ,87;4-
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29. The economic recession has meant that job____________ is a rare thing. eA $9)K1GO
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32. The job of a student accommodation officer____________ a great many visits to landladies. I;qeDCM
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33. Our family doctor’s clinic ____________at the junction of two busy roads. Us+|L |/
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35. After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ____________. tj ; <Z.
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37. Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the morning but ____________slightly in the afternoon. Li( }_
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38. His ____________ brain has worked away on the idea of a universal cure. cod_ _.
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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. De%WT:v
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