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"If no one can soon ____ a good solution, we're going to be in trouble,” the board chair warned.

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There is little _________________ now that interest rates will come down further

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This cleaning solution can be used without ------ additional chemical treatment such as bleach

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Electric wires carry current for lighting and outlets designing for household appliances.

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The company has evolved over the years __________ a multi-million dollar organization

After graduating from university, I want to ____ my father's footsteps.

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The government is encouraging everyone to save water by not washing their cars.

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The lawyer claimed his client was provoked _________ acts of violence by the defendant

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Before the president has his surgery, he will ___________ his responsibilities to the vice-president

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Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _____ most of what they said

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
(8).........................

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 _____ did you buy this lovely dress? - The shop at 135 Le Hong Phong Street

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There is only one _______ to the problem, but it costs a fortune

Our parents join hands to give us a nice house and happy home

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The detailed study of fossils, rather like a crime investigation, it involves the piecing  together of many diverse fragments of evidence.

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Traffic ------- are expected next week along Reimers Road.

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My brother is an authority ____ Chinese cuisine.

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Thanks to the technological advancements, user-run programs have proliferated over the past years

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The primary ------- is whether the cost of the car repair is reasonable considering the amount of labor involved

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Our teacher explained the lesson slowly ______________ we might understand him

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To do such a hard work________ so many people