Since last year, however, the value of a worker’s benefits has also failed.
..............................pace with inflation, according to government data.

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I think we have solved this problem once and for all.

The boy was _______ by a family in the countryside.

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We should_______ full use of every chance we have to speak English

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In England, schooling is mandatory for all children from the age of 5 to 16.

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She never ________ her ambition of becoming a doctor

You‟ve all ____ the point. The film itself is not racist – it simply tries to make us question our own often racist attitude. 

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The contract does not mean anything legally without the signatures of _________ sides.

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What is the most__________populated city in the world?

The government made serious attempts to raise the ________  of living.

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Every year, millions of people descend ____ protected and pristine natural areas to observe rare species

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Southern Europe is experiencing a high “brain_______” these days because of the lack of economic prospects

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Be sure not to rely too heavily _____ your mother tongue when you are learning a foreign language

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The residents living in this area were warned not to be extravagant with water __________ the low rainfall this year

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The Kingfisher group, ____________ name was changed from Woolworths earlier this year, includes about 720 high street shops

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All the (A) applicants for the job will (B) be equally treated (C) regarding of their sex, age, or (D) nationality.

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The Supreme Court decision _____ the way for further legislation on civil rights.

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His parents were _________ very unsupportive; otherwise, he would have been more successful in life

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Mail shots have proved to be the most cost–effective method of marketing our products.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks from 15 to 19
About 50 or so kinds modern plastic are made from oil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources.  We (15)___ well over three million tons of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or later, most of it is thrown away .A high proportion of our animal consumption is in the (16)____ of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic(17) ____ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling industry is growing fast. The plastics themselves are extremely energy - rich – they have a higher calorific(18) ____ than coal and one methodn of “recovery” strongly (19)____ by plastic manufacturers if the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel
(15).....................................

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After Joe’s mother died, he was _______ up by his grandmother