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He bought me dinner to make _____________ being so late the day before

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Give me a call when you get ____________ the bus

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Jim ____ his leg when he ____ golf.

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The more______ we walk, the longer it will take us to get home

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The man told us that the next train would arrive______

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I would rather I ….. my phone at home yesterday

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Our summer holidays __________ quickly

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When summer comes and the sun appears, it’s good to have a hat. Many people have traditionally (30) _____ for the panama hat. Stylish, light and cool on the head, these palm leaf hats are (31) _____ enough to roll up and put in a pocket or bag. Nowadays panamas can be found in fashionable shops all over the world, sometimes at exorbitant price. However, the hat itself originated in rather humble surroundings in the jungles of South America. In a long tradition (32) _____ was haned down from generation to generation, the palm leaves are gathered by the men and the hats are woven by the women. It can take up to 12 palm leaves to make a top quality hat. Each leaf is split up to 25 times to obtain a straw that is fine enough to be woven into a hat. The women’s job is dictated by the weather and visibility: there must be enough light for them to see the fine straw, but the air must be moist enough for it to (33) _____ flexible. This means that the women can usually only work in the early morning. (34) _____ panama hats are expensive, back in the villages the craftsmen and women are struggling to keep the tradition alive and often receive only a fraction of the price you pay in the shops

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Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man (39) _____ Charles Babbage. Babbage was bom in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (40)_____building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (41)_____his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building(42)_____engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (43)_____has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind people of Babbage's work

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She loves reading – she always has her _______ in a book

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I put _____________ weight when I went away to college

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................. strength of 70 horses, a forklift toils all day long in a warehouse lifting great weights.

My family will go to the _____________ to make wishes for the new year.

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My sister is writing a letter to apply for the ____ of an English teacher at the center

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Susan takes great ____ in talking about how sympathetic her parents are

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There must be equal opportunity for all, ____ ethnicity, gender or religion.

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His wife must have been a saint to put ________________ him for all those years

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How long does it take you to __________ in the morning?

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I just can't get .......... without a secretary

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Once a site has been nominated and evaluated, it is up to the intergovernmental World Heritage Committee to make the final decision ____ its inscription

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Mr Jones is _______, unfortunately, so you’ll have to call again tomorrow