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______ moving to a northern climate, be sure to properly winterize your automobile

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With your grades and __________________ activities, you'll get into any college you want.

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My horoscope says that I __________________ an old friend this week

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the undelined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:

Transplanting organs such hearts and kidneys had proved easier than transplanting muscles.

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They began to ________ nutrition when they were at primary school

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On ____________, a person’s income is highest when they are in their mid-50s

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Hikers, ------- to explore the newly opened trails, have been visiting Millar Nature Reserve in record numbers

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The rising employment rate is one factor contributing to ------- in the housing construction trade

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We ______________ the wedding invitations about three weeks ago

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They had a _________________ courtship and a long, loving marriage.

Tom: “Was John at the party when you arrived?” – Linda: “No, he ______ home.”

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It is imperative that you ____ ready when the car comes for you

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Amy: “Don’t forget to do as I have told you.”

May: “_______”

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

She stays incredibly focused and is never distracted by others.

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Managers can access information about ------- Staff members by contacting Human Resources

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Stormy weather in Lorraine led to power outages last night, ------ some residents without electricity

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Unfortunately, the New York office has failed ______ its sales goals in each of the last three quarters

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It ………and cloudy when we left Ireland

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The X250 heater achieves the desirable ------- without reaching especially high temperatures

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Customers who renew --------- subscriptions for a three-year period will be offered a 20 percent discount

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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