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Nam and Minh ________playing soccer in the yard at present.

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Do you mind….that everyone has got a ticket?

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You're _________your time trying to persuade him. He'll never help you

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Carl thinks you had better clear the ashes away first, ____?

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If we _____ wasting water, there will be a shortage of freshwater in a few decades

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I've got to go - something has just come _____________ at home and I'm needed there

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Those who have the lowest levels of skill and the weakest capacity for constant updating will find themselves uncompetitive, unemployed, and highly dependent upon others

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A main clause is sometimes called a ……..clause

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Mattson Tax Agency has been handling our company's annual taxes ------- over 30 years

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We tend to go into Edinburgh to shop _____ clothes

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After playing so badly, he walked off with his tail between his legs

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The house is beautiful. ________, it's in a great location

I like watching football matches at the _____________.

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John crashed his truck _________ he was driving too fast

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____ the temperature, ____ water turns into steam

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She said she didn't sleep well last night and went upstairs to lie ___________

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A well-known large natural lake is Lake Tahoe, ................. straddles the California-Nevada border.

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Researchers are trying to ........... the same information through an indirect route

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The fictitious androids written about in the mid-1900s are becoming a reality with advances in the field of robotics. Japan and Korea have been pioneers in this field. They regularly compete to be the first. The focus on most reseachers is in (31) _____ life-like, attractive female androids. A Japanese research group led by Hiroshi Ishiguro created ther world’s first female android, which is called Actroid in 2003. The early model was limited so upgrades were made and the dramatic entertainment model was released in 2006. Actroids are covered with a silicone skin and have built-in sensors making them (32) _____ of reacting to humans, and they can also mimic many human behaviors. (33) _____, they can be programmed to speak in any language. The Korean android, EveR-2, released in 2006, was designed by a team from Kitech. They claim that she is more life-like than Actroids, and she can mimic emtions. She can also speak and move her lips to match her (34) _____. Future models are expected to have higher mobility and even be proficient in dancing. Research teams have also created male androids. One in particular is the Germinoid HI-I. Regardless of the competition, it’s clear that this technology will one day present us (35) _____ the dilemma of determining human from machine

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I always look ____________ for deals when I'm shopping

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We didn't recognize him at first. His _____ has changed a lot