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Peter used to work as a journalist for a local newspaper.

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We couldn't have managed without my fathers money.

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No sooner had I turned on my new PC than there was a strange noise.

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If  it hadn’t been for his carelessness, we would have finished the work.

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The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
(32)......................

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions: 

Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.

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 Peter’s main subject in university is electronics.

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The test was very long. Terry couldn't do it in 60 minutes.

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We started out for California. It started to rain right after that.

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 He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.

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The thief almost certainly came through the open windows.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

A simplified edition is easier to read than the original. It is shorter.

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I admire her achievements. However, I don't really like her.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

Ann always keeps up with the latest fashions. She works for a famous fashion house.

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My brother is fond of reading the novels written by Hemingway.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

No sooner had she put the telephone down than her boss rang back.

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IregretnotvisitingWashingtonwhenIwasinAmerica.

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I had just come home. Then I heard the phone ringing.

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He cannot practice scuba diving because he has a weak heart.

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When I picked up my book I found that the cover had been torn