Really good friends ___ the good times and the bad times, help you when you have got problems and never turn their backs on you.

Monica was so angry about the noise her neighbors were making that she refused to ____it anymore.

Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit, including our  _____ and thoughts, to the new body.

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_______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.

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As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

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Though far from…….., the study conducted by The Caratini Business Center identifies some of the issues affecting business decisions in small companies.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
(5).........................

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 Man:”I heard you have a part in the school play tonight.” Woman:”Yes, and I’m on pins and needles.”

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The producers of the new play After Dusk decided to add more performances………..the overwhelmingly positive response to early shows.

A combined gross domestic _______ of the member countries of ASEAN has grown at an average rate of around 6% per year

Jeanne and Mike are talking about Bonnie. Jeanne: “_______ .”

Mike: “ Really? What did he say?”

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Asada Electronic's flagship store in Shibuya has maintained its popularity with Customers……….the growing competition from larger stores that have moved into the area.

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Why should you ........ this box? It’s too heavy for you.

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 An optimistic person always sees things on the bright sides.

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Mr. Kensington has already filed the expense report for............... recent trip to Hong Kong.

Health is something we tend to (1) ___when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (3)____of it. But illness can come, even (2)______we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (4)______ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (5)__________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (6)_____ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (7)______ safer for children. The result is that (8)___________a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (9)______ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020 ? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (10)______ . Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
(9)............................

What the president said is not to be printed. It's___the record.

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Population growth rate vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.

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The airport shuttle____________every hour from the hotel’s front entrance.

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The teacher said that we .......... harder on our pronunciation.

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Duties have been divided................. among the town council committee members.