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Who is going to _________ your children while you’re at work?

After the guests  ........   she  .........   back into the living-room and .......    off the light.

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This kind of fertilizer will make your fields more_________ . (produce)

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The weather was terrible. I wish it  _____ warmer       

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It is the second time he _______ his job.

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The number of homeless people _____ dramatically during the last ten years.

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Many people cannot even afford basic _________ such as food and clothes. (necessary)

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Her voice is ___________ than her sister’s.

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The film was so bored (A) that all the audience (B) had gone (C) home before it ended (D).

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The president refused to make any judgement _________ the situation.

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She takes _______ her mother; she has blue eyes and fair hair, too.

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Danny was out when I came, ______ I left a message. 

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Shopping used to be my favourite activity. It started when I was a teenager and I worked in a clothes shop. At that time I had a staff discount in the shop and I used to spend all my wages buying clothes. When I got a job in an office I carried on spending all my spare money buying clothes – even after I had got married, bought a house and had children!

I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month buying clothes. It wasn’t something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping however I felt. Sometimes I’d look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.

Most of the things I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!

I realised I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy-five handbags and they must have cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!

First of all, I threw away my credit card. Then I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go shopping. Now I’m happy because I’m not a shopaholic any more.
1.After the writer had got married, ...............

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We need to make a decision today at the latest. We can’t _____ any longer.

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I can't reach the phone because I _____ a bath.

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Shopping used to be my favourite activity. It started when I was a teenager and I worked in a clothes shop. At that time I had a staff discount in the shop and I used to spend all my wages buying clothes. When I got a job in an office I carried on spending all my spare money buying clothes – even after I had got married, bought a house and had children!

I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month buying clothes. It wasn’t something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping however I felt. Sometimes I’d look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.

Most of the things I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!

I realised I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy-five handbags and they must have cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!

First of all, I threw away my credit card. Then I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go shopping. Now I’m happy because I’m not a shopaholic any more.
3.The word “a shopaholic” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to............ .

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Helen was going away. We went to the station with her to_______ .

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The traffic was moving slowly because a bus had__________ and was blocking the road.

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My brother _______in New York, he _______ in London.

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It's 10 o'clock in the morning. Sarah ______ in her room. She ______ her homework.

Jane .......    just a few minutes ago.