The number of public school libraries increased dramatically when the federal government passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which provided funds for school districts to improve their education programs and facilities, including their libraries.  _______, many educators claim that since the legislation was passed federal spending has not increased sufficiently to meet the rising cost of new library technologies such as computer databases and Internet access.

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She quickly looked into her bag. The money .......!

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The publisher's roster of science fiction authors has grown large enough in recent years to  merit its own division, according to Bryce. "Increasingly. readers are seeking a sense of  wonder,conveyed so well by science fiction," said Bryce. "Lightspeed was created to  address this ---------------.” 

It was last night______ Sue borrowed my bike.

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You should hurry up, or else you’ll be late for your important ........ with your customer.

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I met the waiters, several of ....... are university students.

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The full report on the company’s budget decisions will not be available until the end of the week, but a_________memo will be issued sometime today.

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In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.

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I haven't been back to the village where I was born ........ a long time.

He did a great report on the future of the ship-building industry but I didn't agree with his……….at all.

In my  ________, a person travelling alone sometimes meets with unexpected hospitality, and this trip was no exception.

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He wondered who was going to pay for the .................. window.

There are many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn’t, but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it _______.

The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK ______ certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are run by the Government.

When _______ your application, be sure to check the reply address is correct. 

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since we have to be there in a hurry, we ........ take a taxi.

…………the city council has approved the urban renewal project, we need to recruit several new workers.

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With the_______________of Internet-based recording software, the traditional music industry faces a challenge.

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What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(8)..........................

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_______ Peter gets here, we will congratulate him.