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Local water quality is   ______________ to improve once the sewage treatment center is upgraded.

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The politician promised to be candid, but we wondered.

Most Americans eat three meals (1) ______ the day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast begins between 7:00 and 8:00am, lunch between 11:00 am and noon, and dinner between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. On Sundays "brunch" is a (2) ______ of breakfast and lunch, typically beginning at 11:00 am. Students often enjoy a "study break" or evening snack around 10:00 or 11:00 pm. Breakfast and lunch tend to be light meals, with only one (3) ______. Dinner is the main meal. 4) ______ breakfast Americans will eat cereal with milk which are often mixed (5) ______ in a bowl, a glass of orange juice, and toasted bread or muffin with jam, butter, or margarine. Another common breakfast meal is scrambled eggs or (6) ______ omelet with potatoes and breakfast meat (bacon or sausage). People who are on (7) ______ eat just a cup of yogurt. Lunch and dinner are more (8) ______. When eating at a formal dinner, you may be overwhelmed by the number of utensils. How do you (9) ______ the difference between a salad fork, a butter fork, and a dessert fork? Most Americans do not know the answer (10) ______ But knowing which fork or spoon to use first is simple: use the outermost utensils first and the utensils closest to the plate last.
(8).......................

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I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.

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When the two fighter jets collided into each other during the performance, ______ broke out among the spectators.

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Scientists employed by Fluent Pharmaceuticals spend most of their time _____________   medications to treat diabetes.

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The life boat rescued the crew of the sinking ship

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Visitors to Kensington Corporation must obtain guest passes  _____________  the security office prior to entering the facility.

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Owing to his knowledge of historic buildings Luis Harmon was  ______________  to lead the Main Street Restoration Project.

The choir stood in four rows according to their ______ heights.

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You should ____ your resume and covering letter so they are as close a match as possible to the job.

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All goods  ________  by ship must be thoroughly inspected by customs officials before entering the country.

The summit was earlier to be held in March but was _______ due to the tsunami disaster that hit India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

He had spent __________ time writing an essay on his childhood.

Powershot lnc.’s new digital camera .............. clear images at every time of day whenever it is used.

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Just one day after announcing that a new factory would be opened, KerbCo Manufacturing received  _________  applications for jobs.

Library users must remove all ................. belongings when they leave the library for more than a half hour.

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Members tried their hands at the techniques to gain hands-on experience.

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What are you going to do this weekend? - ............

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The warmer the weather get around the world, the faster the polar ice caps will melt.

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It was brave of you to speak in front of all those people.