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His success is  _____.

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Shopping used to be my favourite activity. It started when I was a teenager and I worked in a clothes shop. At that time I had a staff discount in the shop and I used to spend all my wages buying clothes. When I got a job in an office I carried on spending all my spare money buying clothes – even after I had got married, bought a house and had children!

I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month buying clothes. It wasn’t something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping however I felt. Sometimes I’d look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.

Most of the things I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!

I realised I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy-five handbags and they must have cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!

First of all, I threw away my credit card. Then I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go shopping. Now I’m happy because I’m not a shopaholic any more.
4.What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?

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Some fish can survive only in salt water,______ other species can live only in fresh water.  

The photos are black. The X-ray at the airport ...........   them.

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Your money will be refunded if the goods prove to be_______________ . (satisfy)

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is _______ world's largest humanitarian network.

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He showed his __________ by asking lots of unimportant questions, (experience)

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His close friends thought that his........... with Helen was getting better.

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We (have)_________ a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?

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If you like skiing, there’s a ski _____ under an hour’s drive from Madrid. 

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Building necessary ____ such as hospitals, schools and parks is important.

"I bought two bottles of milk." "You ........... have bought milk; we have heaps of it in the house."

According to World Bank figures, 41 per cent of Brazilians live in absolute _______.

Choose A, B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

The last time I saw him, he wore a black suit

We ..... our housework by tomorrow evening.

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Archaelogists think that massive floods could have ________ the dinosaurs.

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If we........... you were sick, we would have called on you sooner.

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: " I had a train to catch, so I was _______ the clock all through the meeting."

Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

Not anything (A) can stop us from doing (B) our best to save (C) the endangered (D) species. 

His mother is _____ mine, but he is younger than me.

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This documentary provides information about countries _________ the world.