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Executives  from  the  two  firms  may soon  be ready to__________the terms of the proposed merger.

By my ____ they should be here within the hour.

Vincent Van Gogh is a famous painter from the 19th century. Van Gogh's paintings are sold at very high prices (1) ______many collectors want his paintings. But unfortunately, when he was (2) ______, he did not have a happy life.
Van Gogh was from a poor family in Holland and lived (3) _______his life at home. He lived a rather sad and (4) _______ life. He drew things that he could see (5) ______ around the quiet town of his parents' home or outside his window. This is why he painted things (6) _______the sky, his room and even himself. 
Van Gogh once cut off his own ear after drawing a picture of himself. He cut it off to (7) _______ the person that said the ear in Van Gogh's painting was not correct. It was very (8) _____ him to do such a thing.
Van Gogh was also (9) _________a crazy man. He really (10) ______become crazy, and was sent to a mental hospital. Sadly, he killed himself when he was just 37.
(9)...........................

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I wish I ............ so much money when I was in town yesterday.

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

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This is a difficult topic. Please, explain it in plain language.

Lan ................ learning English a few years ago.

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What …….. happen if there ……… no sun?

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Two new elevators will replace the single existing elevator, which is old and too small……., a new stairwell be installedd, and the building’s sprinkler system will be replaced.

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Sam loves his job______________it doesn’t pay very well.

 The immune system..........by distinguishing between the body's own materials and things that ............ foreign to the body. 

Food and drinks which strongly________the body can cause stress.

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Guitarist Carlos Roldan……. his newest music at a fund-raising concert in Madrid last month.

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The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(5)........................

Secondary rainbows are unusual because the light is reflected twice within the raindrop before it ________ a rainbow, so the colors are in reverse order and not as bright as primary rainbows.

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Inclement weather and a reduced workforce……the greatest challenges to the renovation of the Kern Science Center.

Most people ...........being disturbed while they ............

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The airport shuttle____________every hour from the hotel’s front entrance.

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Warehouse employees must ____________ the safety guidelines as outlined in  the company manual.

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After reviewing the training program for new sales staff, Mr. Vance concluded that more…… should be placed on networking skills.

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We ...... take our vacation last week, but we canceled it because of the weather.