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Manuel Torres,  _______  books have all been best-selling titles, has released his newest publication on the topic of the national election system.

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

Carefully conducted (1) ______ that have followed the children of working mothers have not been able to any long-term problems, compared with children of working mothers stayed at home. My personal (2)______ is that mothers should be allowed to work if they wish. Whether we like it or not, there a number of mothers who just have to work. There are those who have invested such a big part of their lives in establishing a career that they cannot afford to see it lost. Then there are many who must work out of pure economic (3)______. Many mothers are not (4) ______ out to be full-time parents. After a few months at home with a much loved infant, they feel trapped and is olateD. There are a number of options when it (5) ______ to choosing childcare. These range from child minders and nannies through to Granny of the kind lady (6) ______ the street. (7) ______, however, many parents don't have any choice; they have to accept anything they can get. Be prepared! No matter how good the childcare maybe, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left. This is a (8) ______ normal stage of child development. Babies separate well in the first six months, but soon after that they start to get a crush on Mum and close family members. Make sure that in first week you allow plenty of time to help your child settle in. All children are different. Some are independent, while others are more attached to their mothers. Remember that if you want to (9) ______ the best for your children, it's not the quantity of time you spend wit them, it's the (10) ______ that matters.
(5).................................

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Formerly babies_____ of whooping cough.

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There has been an increase in job ____, which is when two people agree to divide a full-time job into part-time jobs.

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Petra Towers is located just  _______________  of the downtown area, close to a subway station.

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------- Logan Home Appliances' annual promotion is now underway, the store is far busier than usual.

The ____ were delivered to the warehouse by lorry.

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The color of someone's skin should be ______ no account.

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“Susan, can you remember to photocopy these documents for tomorrow's meeting?" said the line manager.

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Which is ________ house in this village?

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Extra staff were called in from nearby branches to help plant crews -------- production deadlines for an unexpected order.

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Customers expressed dissatisfaction with the cost of the phone, but complaints about the user interface were relatively________

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China has become the third country in the world which can independently carried out the manned space activities.

An ............... of monthly sales figures is essential to setting future revenue goals.

The govenment will ....................... new-policies today to obtain information about entrepreneurs operating businesses online.

................. to the year before, Happy Bakings’ sales more than tripled due to its award- winning brownies.

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Mike: “I took a picture of you just now.” – Robert: “Really? I ______ with attention.”

Practice proper sanitation by ............. removing all infected plants as soon as possible.

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

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Dr. Watanabe was seated --------- the keynote speaker and the foundation president during the banquet.