The boy’s brought up by his grandmother, …………..he?

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............ , he won the prize. 

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As she did so, her parents became_______.

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These were the people who advocated using force to stop school violence.

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That’s his ................ story.

In the end, he lost his ............ and started gabbling incoherently.

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I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.

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I .............. a meeting from 9.00 to 10.30 tomorrow morning.

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Be careful! The tree is going to fall.

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The government supplied the victims ....... food and water.

You must ..................  allowances for him; he is not very healthy!

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: I’d rather ….. in the field than …… home.

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Your argument _______ that Britain is still a great power, but this is no longer the case.

He laughed in a very strange way, ................ everyone to turn round and look.

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Jenny’s engagement ring was precious! It ______ have cost a fortune.

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People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
(40)..............................

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Please phone this number for more ....................

In 2004 more than 40 national societies have worked with more than 22,000 .................... to bring relief to the countless victims of the earthquake.

The unemployment rate of the area .................. every month until August and then started to fall.

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Only by reproducing at a tremendous rate do many plant and animal species manage______in the sea.

All candidates will be treated equally, ................... of their age or background.