As health and education are the State's _____, they affect the country's finances.

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We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not want to leave.

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Linda has ________hair and big _________eyes.

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My sister is a very diligent student. She works very hard at every subject.

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“How about __________me a hand? - Sure, I’d be glad to help”.

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Silk is considered a delicate fabric which is adversely affected by sunlight.

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The major shortcoming of ASEAN as an organisation is the inability to go through many declarations, agreements, and instruments that they have proliferated over the years.

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The continued__________ of our ozone may cause terrible destruction to our planet.

"____ stupid, you will never get good marks by cheating.'

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Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to start from scratch with a new system?

A partnership is an association of two or more individuals who _______together to develop a business

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I like beef noodle soup and my friends do,………..

They are planning to ____ down their operation in Greece and concentrate on Eastern Europe.

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When the children realized that they were(A) by themselves in(B) the dark, they(C)  became really(D) frightening

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The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place between the adults.

I like swimming ____ my sister likes jogging and dancing.

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His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

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Diana is in the art club. She likes to paint pictures, and everyone enjoys them. She is very____.

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The chorus plays a large(A) part in any(B) oratorio link(C) areas sung(D) by soloists with segments of choral music.

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When you catch someone’s_______ you should do something to attract his attention so that you can talk to him.

Are the years you (1) _________ at school the best years of your life? Personally, I found most lessons rather uninteresting. We had to sit at our (2) _________ in silence and (3) _________ attention. The teachers used to (4) _________ on the blackboard and ask us difficult questions. We also had to (5) _________ lots of homework, and (6) _________ it in on time. We had to wear a school (7) _________, and we had to obey lots of (8) _________ I left school as soon as I could and started work. I read books at the public library, and later I decided to (9) _________ college. I really enjoyed studying because I was older and knew that I wanted some (10) _________. When I was at school, I was just the wrong age!
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