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The search for the missing men was _____________ in poor weather conditions

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_______________ comparison with the French, the British eat far less fish

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Income levels are rising in the -------- and surrounding areas.

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Did you actually see theboy ________ over the fence into Mr. Jones’ garden, or did you just hear other boys ________ about it?

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Mr. Tanaka decided to resign, because a significant drop in customer satisfaction has had an adverse impact on sales…………

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_______ is a fact many smokers choose to ignore

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.
(7).........................

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I’d rather she _______ her little boys come into my room

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Low levels of profitability mean there is a lack of ____________ to undertake new investment

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I applied for the job but was___________

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We would like to thank the Elog Foundation for their generous ______ to our charity fundraiser

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We have discussed this problem at some ____, but have not found out the solution.

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Mr.Liu will not be in the office this morning   ----------- he has a dentist appointment

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Jane’s friends insist that she will stay at their house when she visits Toronto next weekend.

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If you always buy flowers and put them in a vase, your hobby is ______

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In 1969, the Beatles officially broke up after playing together as a band for more than a decade.

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The lost hiker was saved __________ the help of his dog, who alerted the search and rescue team __________ his location

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The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite films.

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X: “I saw a film about Africa on TV several weeks ago. It's really hot there, isn't it?"
Y: “____”

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When children reach the period of _______________, they crave freedom to make their own choices

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I wonder why Jim ________________ so nice to me today. He isn’t usually like that.