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Many investors were ..... by the fall in share prices

.... name is Lan.

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An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes are recognized (25) _____ vibration, shaking and sometimes displacement of the ground. The vibrations may vary in (26) _____. They are caused mostly by slippage within geological faults, but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. The underground point of (27) _____ of the earthquake is called the focus. The point directly above the focus on the surface is called the epicenter. Earthquakes by themselves rarely kill people or wildlife. It is usually the secondary events (28) _____ they trigger, such as building collapse, fires, tsunamis (seismic sea waves) and volcanoes, that are actually the human disaster. Many of these could possibly be avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and (29) ____ planning

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Those ______pens and pencils.

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I’d like to ...... Doctor Hall here and ask him his views

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My mom tried to get me ....... in the morning as I was way too late for school bus

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It snowed so much that the event couldn't go ___________ as planned, unfortunately

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Adolescents' friendships tend to last longer than do ____ of childhood.

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The teacher advised his students ______ that book carefully because it ______ good for ______

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I'm terrible at keeping secrets. My face goes beet red and gives me _________ every time

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If you'll just hold ____________ a minute, I'll pull up your file

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(1) _____ in technology have made a lot of changes to our everyday lifestyles, but one of the biggest has got to be how we read books. Since the invention of the e–book, there has been a significant change to our reading habits. Given the choice between taking a couple of heavy paperbacks on holiday or an e–book device like a Kindle, most of us, including our parents and grandparents, would unsurprisingly opt (2) _____ the Kindle. But what would our lives be like with no books at all? It’s a (3) _____ question. Some educational specialists are making predictions that in the future we won’t even see books in classrooms – everything will be done online! (4) _____ of the idea of getting rid of books say that there will always be a need for paper–based versions of materials. However, to be realistic, we have to accept that there is a (5) _____ chance that in a decade’s time schools and classrooms will be book–free! What do you think of that?

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............. , human beings have relatively constant body temperature

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First it was politicians; now a novelist has decided to .......... the act

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Angie was 13 at the time, and even more of the household and childcare duties fell ...... her shoulders

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I’m late again, ____?

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I had to leave the dinner party after being _____________ to the blush by my own mother, who decided that my shortcomings were an appropriate topic of conversation

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He _____ the guitar since he was twelve years old

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If these kinds of math problems always seem to ______________ you trouble, maybe you should ask your teacher for some more help.

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Hellen started a course at college, but she ____ after a few weeks.

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“What did you ask him that upset him so much?” “I asked him ________ to get married again.