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People of different countries have quite different life styles. We American are wasteful people, (25) _______ saving. Our grandfathers began this pattern, for nature’s resources seemed so plentiful that no one ever imagined a shortage. Within a few years of the first Virginia settlement, for example, pioneers burned down their houses when they were ready to move to west. They only wanted to have the nails for (26) _______ use. No one ever gave a thought to the priceless hardwoods that went up in smoke. We the people in the United States destroy many things that other peoples save. I (27) _______ this when I was living in Britain. I received a letter from one of England’s largest banks. It was enclosed in a used envelop that had been readdressed to me. Such a practice would be (28) _______ in the United States. American banks, (29) _______ the smallest, always use expensive stationery with the names of all twenty-eight vice-presidents listed on one side of the page

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Run! The bomb in the building could go ____________ at any moment

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That country was brought……..to disaster.

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Smoking is detrimental to health, severely increases the risk of lung cancer, kidney cancer, esophageal cancer (of our gullet), heart attack, and more

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I usually ________ shopping on weekend.

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Is she just _____ to be crazy, or she really mad?

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Marie Curie is famous _______ her contribution to science

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The tide ...... very quickly here and you can soon find yourself stranded

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No sooner ___ the feast will start tommorow

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Thanks to everyone's efforts, we can do ____ to make school a meaningful place for students living in poverty

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The United States and China have (16)_______ a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in fines and agreeing to let US regulators monitor its operations. The fine comes (17)_______ Donald Trump stepped in to save the company after US regulators barred it from doing business in the US, an effective death blow for the company. In addition to the fine, a compliance team chosen by the US will be embedded at ZTE and the Chinese company must change its board and executive team. “ZTE is essentially on (18)_______,” said Amanda DeBusk, chair of the international trade and government regulation practice at Dechert LLP and a former commerce official. “It’s unprecedented to have US agents as monitors ... It’s (19)_______ a good precedent for this situation. ZTE is a repeat offender.” The news did little to appease critics. Senator Mark Warner, vice-chairman of the Senate select committee on intelligence, said: “It is the unanimous conclusion of our nation’s intelligence community that ZTE poses a significant threat to our national security. These concerns aren’t new; back in 2012, the House permanent select committee on intelligence released a report (20)_______ the serious counterintelligence concerns associated with ZTE equipment

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I’ve never heard of the director, _______ ?

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Eating organically grown food is a clear, intelligent, delicious choice _______, finding and affording only organic food is sometimes tough.

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Child development workers in Britain say that getting children to become library members can improve _______ standards

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It is only recently that ballets have been based on themes ............. American life.

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As the number of participants is confirmed ------- the schedule is set, the marketing division will design a poster for the conference

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The disabled artist digitally inserted himself ____ the picture

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The nurses would _____ the report if we had helped them

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Be sure to put __________ your campfire before you go to sleep

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Fortunately, the inventory taken by the aid organization found that the shelter had--------levels of reserve supplies

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___ much do you weigh?