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Reports are ...... of a massive earthquake in Mexico

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I put _____________ weight when I went away to college

“How are you?” “……………………………”

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I ________  him of the meeting to the other day. I wonder why he didn’t turn up

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Don’t you think that, since the two brothers do not speak to each other, we ______ big problems getting their wives to sit together at the party?

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Although some societies are _______ undeveloped, their languages - from a linguist's point of view - are very complex.

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We were thinking about going to Switzerland, but ______ the end we went to Austria

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Volunteers will come around and hand __________ pamphlets before the lecture

Vietnamese usually _____________ friends and relatives at Tet.

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 Isolated from the mainland, the Con Dao islands are one of Vietnam’s star (4) _____. Long preserve of political prisoners and undesirables, they now turn heads thanks to their striking natural beauty. Con Son, the (5) _____ of this chain of 15 islands and islets, is ringed with lovely beaches, coral reefs and scenic bays, and remains partially covered (6) _____ tropical forests. In addition to hiking, diving and exploring deserted coastal roads, there are excellent wildlife–watching opportunities, such as the black giant squirrel and endemic bow–fingered gecko. (7) _____ it seems an island paradise, Con Son was once hell on earth for the thousands of prisoners who languished in a dozen jails during French rule and the American–backed regime. Many Vietnamese visitors are former soldiers (8) _____ were imprisoned on the island. Until recently, few foreigners visited Con Dao, but with the commencement of low–cost boat connections this looks sure to change

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The equator is an _____ line that divides the earth into two

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"I strongly suggest ____ yourself on the things that interest you most in all areas of your life."

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The Principal demanded that the heaters______immediately. Winter is coming

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They are going to New York ________ plane

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Under no circumstances, ………or exchanged.

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The United States and China have (16)_______ a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let US regulators monitor its operations. The fine comes (17)_______ Donald Trump stepped in to save the company after US regulators barred it from doing business in the US, an effective death blow for the company. In addition to the fine, a compliance team chosen by the US will be embedded at ZTE and the Chinese company must change its board and executive team. “ZTE is essentially on (18)_______,” said Amanda DeBusk, chair of the international trade and government regulation practice at Dechert LLP and a former commerce official. “It’s unprecedented to have US agents as monitors ... It’s (19)_______ a good precedent for this situation. ZTE is a repeat offender.” The news did little to appease critics. Senator Mark Warner, vice-chairman of the Senate select committee on intelligence, said: “It is the unanimous conclusion of our nation’s intelligence community that ZTE poses a significant threat to our national security. These concerns aren’t new; back in 2012, the House permanent select committee on intelligence released a report (20)_______ the serious counterintelligence concerns associated with ZTE equipment

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Many new immigrants have not yet assimilated fully ____ the new culture

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According to vegetation analysis, acid deposition might _______________ harm to fir and cryptomeria, both of which are acid-sensitive

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He didn't seem very interested _______ what I was saying

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A recent agreement to share market data and statistics will be mutually ------- for the two publishers

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Though the trees and the undergrowth had been ....... , branches and dense foliage stooped overhead