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John: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!” Mary: “________"

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The emergency services are working at full stretch today to ____________ the accident

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They were so engrossed ____________ what they were doing that they didn't hear me come in

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The visiting diplomat spoke only------- at the international conference before returning to Johannesburg

They didn't like the house, even though they _________ there for years.

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Federal _________________ prepare to set stricter rules for cars and fuel.

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Mary has finally managed to get round her strict parents to let her go on a three-day excursion with her classmates.

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It can be ___________ from the evidence that the killer was quite a young man

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Mr.Liu will not be in the office this morning ----------- he has a dentistappointment.

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I never said you were lazy—stop putting ___________ into my mouth

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The ------- opening of the new bakery had to be postponed when a pipe burst in the kitchen

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Nam failed the final exam ________ he was lazy

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She never stops talking about dieting - she's got a real _______ in her bonnet about it

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The couple resolved their differences and ____________ an effort to get along

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 After graduating from university, I want to ____ my father's footsteps

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I don't know why he gets so upset about something so _________________.

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How many plays …………. she  ………… so far?

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It is firmly believed that books are a primary means for disseminating knowledge and information.

Global warming will result ________ crop failures and famine.

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We usually collect _______ and food to provide to the homeless

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After the physics lesson, the children know that water ____ at 100 degrees C