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Smart cities can improve the efficiency of city services by redundancies, ____ finding ways to save money and streamlining workers' responsibilities

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 This is my first ____________ to Africa.

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A: "School canteens should prepare nutritious meals for young children." – B: “____” 

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Introducing a new species to the area may be injurious to the local eco-system

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If he ............................. up earlier, he’d get to work on time

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Never before___________ such a disaster

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-------hotels charge a fee for cancellation within 24 hours of check-in, but the Renora Inn does not

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He ........ in a huff when she criticized some aspect of his work

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In the past, health care in some rural areas of this country ____ by only a small number of doctors and nurses

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentence: How old … Nhu?

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

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I’ve had my car examined three times now but no mechanic has been able to…..the problem.

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Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (30) _____ is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (31) _____, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water but factories give (32) _____ to a large number of people. Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (33) _____ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws (34) _____ require businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities

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Jane is talking to Mike, her husband.
Jane: “ _______ ”
Mike: “Don’t worry. I will hold another job.”

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Around 200 million people are employed in tourism worldwide, making it the largest industry in the modern global economy. It is estimated that three-quarters of a billion people go on holiday each year, and industry planners expect this figure to double (43) _____ 2020. Some of the biggest beneficiaries are less developed countries, where it is often their main source of income. (44) _____, along with the economic benefits, this mass movement of people has resulted in environment. People often forget the damage caused by carbon emissions from aircraft, (45) _____ contribute directly to global warming. Deforestation has cleared land in order to build hotels, airports and roads, and this has destroyed wildlife. In some areas, water shortages are now common because of the need to fill swimming pools and water golf courses for tourists. By pushing up prices for goods and services, tourism can also be harmful to people living in tourist destinations. In response to these (46) _____, some travel operators now offer environment-friendly holidays. Many of these aim to reduce the negative effects of tourism by (47) _____ only hotels that have invested equipment to recycle waste and use energy and water efficiently. Increasingly, tourists are also being reminded to show respect for customs of the people whose countries they are going to visit, and to support local businesses, such as restaurants and shops which depend on tourism for their main income

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Uncle Tom’s a ________ who prefer his own company to anyone else’s

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_______ is Mr Jones; he can tell you all about the issue

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Two colleagues are talking with each other:
A: Your day was just like mine. B: “____”

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It is high time we got going, …..?

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The popular image of student life is of young people with few responsibilities enjoying themselves and (38) _____ very little work. This is often not true. Many older people now study at college or university, sometimes (39) _____ a part-time basis while having a job and looking after a family. These students are often highly motivated and work very hard. Younger students are often thought to be lazy and careless about money (40) _____ this situation is changing. In Britain reduced government support for higher education means that students can no longer rely on having their expenses paid for them. Formerly, students received a grant towards their living expenses. Now most can only get a loan (41) _____ has to be paid back. Since 1999 they have paid over £1,000 towards tuition fees and this amount will increase up to a maximum of £3,000. In the US students already have to pay for tuition and room and board. Many get a financial aid package which may include grants, scholarships and loans. The fear of having large debts places (42) _____ pressure on students and many take part-time jobs during the term and work full-time in the vacations

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Although he had prepared carefully for the IELTS speaking test, he got cold feet when asked an array of questions with abstract concepts