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In Western culture, it is polite to maintain eye contact during conversation.

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.
(5).........................

Sorry for being late. I was ________ in the traffic for more than an hour.

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The occurrence of heavy rains during the month of May is fairly -------

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Being laid off was a blessing in _______________ – within a month I got a much better job

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By________ seeking feedback from diners, Reginald Bistro manages to keep its menu both popular and contemporary

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The more electricity you use, ______ your bill will be

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Before the newspaper became widespread, a town crier had walked throughout a village or town singing along the news.

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As a leader during the war, he was ____________ and ineffectual, and was eventually relieved of his command

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To fill two vacant positions on its benefits committee , Adidion Labs ..... employees who are ready for a challenge

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With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "I think Mai ____ do exercise regularly in order to keep her body in good shape."

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X: "George, I would like to introduce a friend of mine, if I may: Albert Snow. Albert, this is George
Smith."
- Y: “____”

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Shopkeepers are not supposed to sell knives and other sharp _____________ to children

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The US Congress office is adjacent to the Capitol building.

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Biologists long regarded it as an example of adaptation by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous

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The young team received widespread support throughout the country.

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Mr. David said, "I played badminton yesterday." → Mr. David said that he________ badminton the day before

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______________the museum, we decided to have lunch in the park

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Soot comes from the ____ combustion of fossil or other fuels

My grandpa is the most conservative person in my family. He never ____ about way of life.