..................understaffed and under tight budget, 911 centers are struggling to adequately provide emergency assistance to the citizens.

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Sarah ________________ some old photographs when she was cleaning up the bookshelf

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Mobile libraries bring books to children in many small communities. These libraries travel from towns to towns in cars, vans, or trucks.

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There was a big hole in the road which __________the traffic.

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My father is very progressive with the feminist movement.

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He couldn’t ride his bike _____ there’s no air in one of the tyres

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 Trang: Thank you very much for inviting me to your house.
 Susan: _____________

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The success of the 22nd SEA Games had a great contribution of many _______ volunteers

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Friendship is love without its wings and a friend in _____________ is a friend indeed

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Project-based learning provides wonderful opportunities for students to develop their _____ 

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All the cereal grains ______ grow on the prairies and plains of the United States

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The candidates took a _______ breath before he walked into the interview room.

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His sister is not only a (n) ______________ singer but also a distinguished painter

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Humans have done great advances in technology at the expense of the environment.

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An increase in rents in the shopping mall increased the______________costs of all the shops which operated there.

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__________ going to bed, you should drink warm milk, which is the best choice for you to have a good night’s sleep

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They ________ a two-month tour of the US with a party in Washington

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Most modern office _________ includes facsimile machines, photocopiers and telephone systems

If I had taken that English course, I ___________ much progress now.

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If you practice regularly, you can learn this language skill in a short __________ of time

According to many ......................of the industry, the majority of small – sized firms are hoping to enter into lucrative businesses.