...........of economic cycles been helpful in predicting turning points in cycles, they would have been used more consistently.

Choose the best answer.

“It’s really nice of you to help me”, Peter said to Jack.

=> Peter thanked Jack_______ .

Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. "The share price fluctuated; ____, the trend was slightly upward."

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Every day millions of children are denied access to the basic rights and opportunities many of us take for granted.

Modern buildings are designed to maximize natural light.

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None of her novels lends itself to being made into a film; they just simply lack a coherent storyline.

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Farm animals have been regardless by nearly all societies as a valuable economic resource

A cheetah is a very fast wildcat ____________. 

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The man that you are looking for living next door.

The advances of commercial airplanes resulted in a shrinking world.

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Their children learn primarily by directly experiencing the world around it.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                                        ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Earth is the only place we know of in the universe that can support human life. (31)_________human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (32)_________on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so just to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (33) ________  built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover (34)_________. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a result, the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (35) ________  increasingly heavy demands on it.

(33)...........................................

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She was dumbfounded at this magical event, and stood there open mouthed for a long time, looking at this strange object in her own hand.

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It was a very wonderful opportunity for us to catch.

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Some supporters were shouting to him and he was talking back and I told him to calm down.

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I can't find the letter I received from my boss some days ago. I might throw it into the waste paper bin yesterday.

Nylon is a man-made fibre, the use of which has helped more people to have cheaper and more colourful clothes to wear. 

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A £100 award has been offered for the return of the necklace.

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The minister is called for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.

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If she can’t keep up payments she risks to lose her home, as thousands of families have done

The singer was ________ on the piano by her sister.