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Your personality type, interests, values and aptitude make you ____ for some occupations than others.

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Forty-niners ............. to California for gold in 1848

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I'll pray ___________ a peaceful resolution to this conflict

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In the past, people bought goods using (5) _______. They rarely borrowed money from financial institutions and only when they had saved the money did they buy what they wanted. Recently, however, there have been great changes in the way people purchase goods. To begin with, some people pay for things by cheque, (6) ______ others prefer monthly installments rather than paying the whole amount at once. Most consumers, though, prefer to buy things using their credit cards. (7) _______, it is thought that there are benefits to having a credit card. Apart from the fact that credit cards are handy, some stores offer bonus points to people making purchases, while others give discounts on certain products. On the other hand, credit cards must be used wisely because they can prove disastrous. In the long run, consumers find that they can’t (8) _______ without their credit cards and constantly rely on them, as they are “easy money”. As a result, some people lose control of their finances spending more than they should end up not being able to (9) _______. So they end up in debt and have difficulty in paying it back

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You had agreed to take part in our anti-war march, why did you cop out?

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I really had to………some strings to get reservations at this restaurant.

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He’s still sleeping, ________

Find which word does not belong in each group.

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Linda is very van. She often looks at ………….. in the mirror

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Black, red, and even bright pink diamonds ...................... 

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Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (40)_____building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (41)_____his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (42)_____engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (43)_____has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work

Miss. Mai often travels to work _____ car.

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Mary wants to speak with you. – Please tell her that I ______ her as soon as I’m free.

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____ will lead to the extinction of rare animals due to the loss of their habitats, and extreme floods and land erosion

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The number of students coming to school increased last year

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I don't know how she __________ her birthday party

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Last year we managed ____ a holiday that suited everyone

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In order to deal with our new investment portfolios, we need to acquire ------- computer systems.

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He has ______________ a mind to do his homework.

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I put ___________ a little every month for a deposit on a house

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Some people find it difficult to _____________ a compliment directly; to do so embarrasses them.