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My brother has __________ in the military.

John still hasn't come out. He ......  everything for the trip now.

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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.
4.What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?

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Stirring is a ______ town not far from Edinburgh.

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According to this schedule, the next train _______ in ten minutes. 

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While I......... the glass, it suddenly broke into two pieces.

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She not only sings like an angel,________.

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My father doesn’t care (A) how much does the car cost (B) because he is going to buy (C) it anyway (D).

She speaks English as ______ as you.

Tell them to stop and take a rest. They  ........   long enough.

She sings _______ than this singer.

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He won’t mind if I use his phone, _______?

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I hope there won’t be (A) too more (B) trouble in (C) getting a resident’s permit (D).

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Some people say that Sue is unfriendly, but she’s always very nice _______ me.

I'm busy at the moment. I   .............  on the computer.

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Professor Kidd _____ three books since 2003, and she________ on her fourth now.

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Why (A) did you go to the (B) language center where (C) Jane is studying (D) for?

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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.
2.The writer felt shocked when she knew she had.................. .

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My father has been working in a bank _____ we moved here.

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Here’s some good news. It will ______. 

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He is today _____  than yesterday.