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I was with Overseas Volunteers (OV) for a year after leaving university, and I was sent to an isolated village in Chad, about 500 kilometers from the capital N'Djamena. Coming from a rich country, I got quite a shock, as conditions were much harder than I had expected. But after a few days I got used to (11)_______ there. The people were always very friendly and helpful, and I soon began to appreciate how beautiful the countryside was. One of my jobs was to supply the village (12)______ water. The well was a long walk away, and the women used to spend a long time every day (13)______ heavy pots backwards and forwards. So I contacted the organization and arranged to have some pipes delivered. (14)______ these pipes were not really perfect, they still made a great difference to the villagers. All in all, I think my time with OV was a good experience. Although it was not paid, it was well worth doing and I would recommend it to anyone (15)______ was considering working for a charity

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In general, by the second year of production, the price of a few technologies ________ significantly

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I ________  him of the meeting to the other day. I wonder why he didn’t turn up

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Career ____ is an ongoing process that can help you manage your learning and development.

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I’m not very good at golf – I only took it ______________ recently

How _________ wine can he drink?

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The first effective step in historic preservation, however, ____ what buildings or sites are worthy of protection

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Don't be bullied, learn to stand _____________ yourself and what you believe in

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______ have made communication faster and easier through the use of email and the Internet is widely recognized

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It appears to me that he didn't ______________ my meaning.

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The philosopher was such a ________ thinker that few could follow his reasoning

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“Education is the process ____ we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced." _William Glasser

_______________ do you go to the theater? Sometimes.

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They still ____ more money by the management.

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She spread the blanket __________ the sleeping child

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The human rights group has .....  the US to end the death penalty

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After arguing about the problem for a long time, we agreed that we had to ..... brass tacks.

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We are so thankful for all the support we received

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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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The policeman stopped my car because the engine ____ heavy smoke

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I'll join you in a minute but I need to _____________ a phone call first