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It is not ........ that he came first. He’s been working very hard.

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……..being ill, she still went to work on time.

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

Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. 
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)
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It before you start applying for any job, you must be absolutely sure you have right ________.

The Sun is ________ bright to look at directly.

The gang robbed three banks in the same city and all at about the same time. Not……….., they were caught by the police during the fourth attempt. 

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I’ll_______________that mosquito if it settles on my arm.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction: The new employees enjoyed their first day at work, although everyone agreed that the lunch was the bad food they had ever eaten.

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Major industries in this district include food processing and aircraft ----------. 

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Their contributions to science have earned them an everlasting place in history.

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There are many___________signs that the quality of education is improving in this country.

She said that if I _____ back the following day, she ____ able to help me.

Choose the best option among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence:  While …… to help Tom with his math, I got impatient because he wouldn’t pay attention to what I was saying.

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I need your ........ to repair the roof.

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We have other artwork on display until the end of August, and we_____________do not have the space to display an addition artist’s work. We strongly encourage you to continue your work and hope you will submit it to us again in the future.

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The number of rhinos is in steady decline. There are fewer rhinos than ever before.

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When you realized you may have difficulty arranging last month’s conference, you should have told me so that I could have gotten more people to volunteer.

A washing machine of this type will certainly ______ normal domestic use.

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................ this street, you will see my school on the left.

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Later a wine reception will be followed by a concert before guests tuck into a banquet.