In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.

 

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They will drink wine but I wish they______

Information on events occurring in the theater ------- the year is available through our website.

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------- he is now retired, Mr. Matilla is able to pursue his hobby of woodworking

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The spreadsheet ------- data on retail sales during the fourth quarter is attached.

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I'm trying to get funding for my project, but so far I'm up against a ________ wall and have made only $20

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The new traffic system in the city, __________ reserves one lane for cars with more than one person in, has reduced congestion considerably

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During the earthquake, a lot of buildings collapsed, which killed thousands of people.

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Before awarding a contract, The  Kim Corporation requests that its subcontractors submit a written ------- of the cost.

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If Presley was considered a controversial and a rebellious ____, it just made him more popular with young listeners

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I can't tell Peter and Paul apart; they are ____ twins.

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“____”, Paul reminded me.

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I’m afraid I must ask you both what ____________ yesterday at 10:20 p.m

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Modernizing historic buildings often _________________ more harm than good.

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The preparation_________ by the time the guest________

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When students apply ____ a university, they consider their employability upon graduation from the university.

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He didn’t know who it was and couldn’t imagine why they did it, but there must have been somebody that started the rumor which he was from London and very wealthy.

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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The _____________ to the front of the building was locked, so we had to use the back doors instead

There are differences in definition among observers; some definitions allow only biological children that are full-blood siblings, but______ allow for a stepparent and any mix of dependent children including stepchildren and adopted children

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Betsy Riley will seek support from ------- volunteers for our revised museum tours