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Despite ________ the extra workers, the construction crew was unable to finish the new condominiums on time

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Last night, there was _________ bird singing outside my house.

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Chef Daniels impresses customers with ------- sophisticated entrées

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Vantage Automotive Design has recently --------- with the Pallax Company

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Managers can access information about ------- Staff members by contacting Human Resources

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Please be sure that all food items are ------- sealed in plastic containers

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Team rules require that each player __________ responsible for memorizing one rule andthen for teaching that rule to all of the players

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For a true understanding of our production levels, data from oil-drilling sites must be as -------- as possible

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An editor more dedicated to the story than his or her peers ------- reporters on public figures to help them prepare for interviews

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I really like Sandy’s house; it is a _______

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Ms. ito has ------- suggestions to resolve the computer problems

I live in a/an ____ with my parents and my elder sister in the coastal area.

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The merchandise at Logan's Clothing requires ------ at the beginning of each season

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Do you want to stop in this town, or shall we _______?

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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A new underground line __________ now. They say one of its stations __________ in my street.

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Under the new __________________, each worker must have a rest every two hours

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The friend to________I was talking is Vietnamese

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I wish you ___________ that conference in New York next week

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Instead of simply punishing them, the system encourages offenders to ________________ their behavior

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The company’s transition from paper paychecks to electronic paychecks was ------- smooth