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It’s about time Mrs Richards apologized to me ____ me a gossip in front of everybody.

I don’t want to sound like I’m _____ the law, but if you don’t keep the noise down you’ll have to leave.

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At first, Polly and Luna didn't ________very well, but now they are great friends

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Last week Parmax Corporation ------- a disagreement with its main competitor concerning patent infringement

By the time you come here tomorrow, the work _____________________.

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My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole.A.wasn’t looking -was falling

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The outstanding .......... from our customers helped to ensure that Ms. Bayern would stay with the company

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He ____________ me personally responsible whenever anything went wrong in the project

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Police said the thieves were obviously well acquainted ________________ the alarm system at the department store

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Toronto Web Association members ------- next month at the SES Toronto Conference to discuss online marketing trends

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I found myself forcing ________ tears during the play because the acting was just so good

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The enamel on your teeth has almost completely ___________, which is why you've been experiencing so much pain when you eat and drink

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___________ from helpful tips, the book also contains a guide to the city's restaurants

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This is an old house________my parents used to live.

There are differences in definition among observers; some definitions allow only biological children that are full-blood siblings, but______ allow for a stepparent and any mix of dependent children including stepchildren and adopted children

The statesmen and scholars have made important ................................ on ways Washington could help Russia control parts of the arsenal. 

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Let's __________ the sack. We have to get an early start in the morning

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Please submit your hours ------- any work-related expense reports by Friday

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He _________ the mayor of the town for seven years until his death last year

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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Orphan elephants need ________ the same companionship as they ________ from their mothers in the wild