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Sally's parents were busy working all the time when she was a baby, but her grandparents ___________her with a great deal of love

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We are ________________ the threshold of a new era in global relations

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It was only after 1815 that a distinctive American literature began to appear with writers as Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper.

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Charles Darwin first described his theories of __________ in detail in his work entitled “The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection ”

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I’m sorry. Lan is busy now. She ____ her document on the second floor

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Because of high consumer demand for organic products, we have to produce them ------- than ever before

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Many of the immigrants have intermarried with the island's original inhabitants.

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The efficiency of a machine is the _____________ between the energy it supplies and the energy put into it

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Dr. Schmidt is not sure that her research assistant can complete the required investigation by --------

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Our senior advisor joined the company last year and transformed us ------- a local distributor to a worldwide enterprise

_______ get tired of answering the same questions every day?

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Ms. Wu was the ------ of the contest, and she may collect her prize next week.

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It is very kind _____ you to help them

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The victim of the racial discrimination settled for the apology from the company.

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Although the team members ------- were not available after the game, the coach was happy to be interviewed

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We are not allowed _______ jeans at school.

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Her family and her friends are hoping the police investigation can soon ______________ down her husband's killer.

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Winslet Food Service has ------- to expand the cafeteria’s menu offerings

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Not until the late Middle Ages glass became a major construction material.

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I was dropping with __________ and could not keep my eyes open

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Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _____ most of what they said