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His doctor suggested that he______a short trip abroad

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I telephoned the airport to make _________of the time of the plane.

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I never wear red. It’s color that doesn’t _________me

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My mother started working weekends, so I have to stay home and take care ________ my siblings

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Ba dropped his watch when he was ____ the bus

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An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes are recognized (25) _____ vibration, shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. The vibrations may vary in (26) _____. They are caused mostly by slippage within geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. The underground point of (27) _____ of the earthquake is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or wildlife. It is usually the secondary events (28) _____ they trigger, such as building collapse, fires, tsunamis (seismic sea waves) and volcanoes, that are actually the human disaster. Many of these could possibly be avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and (29) ____ planning

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Will you ________ by 8am?

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

A: “How are you?”

B:“………………”

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Rain clouds are banking up. Hope they'll .......

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His second book ...... in hardback last month

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Nick had to leave the party early as his parents did not ____ him to go home later than 23:00

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In Japan, politeness and good manners are very important and business meetings are very formal. Business cards are also important and they (31) _____ these at the beginning of a meeting. They always look at them carefully, so you should do the same as they might think you're rude if you don't. A lot of communication is non-verbal. They are very good listeners and may ask a lot of questions to (32) _____ they understand everything. In a conversation they wait longer before they reply than westerners do, so it's important (33) _____ speak in those long pauses but to wait for their reply. In their culture it's rude to ask direct questions or to say 'No' or 'I disagree'. In business it takes a long time to (34) _____ a decision because they have to ask everyone in the company. When they say 'Yes' it may mean 'I understand', not 'I agree', and when they smile it might be because they don't know (35) _____ to say

There are four_____________ in a year.

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In the sunny season, the .............. shine(s) almost all the days

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I have kept that portrait ____ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in London.

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Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (40)_____building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (41)_____his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building(42)_____engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (43)_____has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work

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The city's mayor is ------- to attend this weekend's charity marathon.

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The computers ___________ used in class now

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He is quite sure that it's ____ impossible for him to lose five kilos within two days

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In the early twentieth century, an American woman named Emily Post wrote a book on etiquette. This book explained the proper behavior Americans should follow in many different social (28) _____, from birthday parties to funerals. But in modern society, it is not simply to know the proper rules for behavior in your own country. It is necessary for people (29) _____ work or travel abroad to understand the rules of etiquette in other cultures as well. Cultural (30) _____ can be found in such simple processes as giving or receiving a gift. In Western cultures, a gift can be given to the receiver with relatively little ceremony. When a gift is offered, the receiver usually takes the gift and expresses his or her thanks. (31) _____, in some Asian countries, the act of gift–giving may appear confusing to Westerners. In Chinese culture, both the giver and receiver understand that the receiver will typically refuse to take the gift several times before he or she finally accepts it. In addition, to (32) _____ respect for the receiver, it is common in several Asian cultures to use both hands when offering a gift to another person

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............... photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly