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 Rebecca____ on our conversation to tell us that James had just been rushed into hospital

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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

Find which word does not belong in each group.

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Lucia is calling to Mrs. Mary’s home.
- Lucia: “Hello, may I speak to Mrs. Mary, please?”
- Call receiver: “__________”

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The buildings had started to ........ decay.

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They visit a retirement home and ____ time doing fun activities with the elderly who lack immediate family

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Her fans will be waiting for her when she gets __________ the plane

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A: I wish I hadn’t criticised Mark’s drawing yesterday because he hasn’t spoken to me today. Do you think he’ll come to my party on Friday?
B: Possibly, he ________ you by then

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A lot of young people don’t know how the Internet _______

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Thanks to my friends’ _____ remarks, my essays have been improved

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In the United States, the burning of fossil fuels to make electricity is the largest source of heat-trapping pollution, ____ about two billion tons of CO2 every year.

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__________ pollution causes breathing problem

We are watching Tom and Jerry on ________.

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People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results (43) complaints on both side. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are (44) ______ and disobedient and in addition tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don’t appreciate the (45) ______ of money. Adolescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don’t understand them. What has gone wrong? One explanation lies in (46) ______society has changed. In the past, children would typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today’s world, parents are very (47) ______ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that the children often don’t agree with their parents’ plans. Teenagers also reach maturity at an earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides

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Let’s take advantage ______________ the good weather and go to the beach

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I insist on ____ this small present as a token of my appreciation

Choose below answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentence. What’s your classmate like?

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You have to be willing _________ other people's points of view

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Students ____ go to school on Sundays; there is no class then

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Consumer pressure is being put upon the food industry to ...... on factory farming methods

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I couldn’t come to your party as the date _______ with my holiday