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Senior citizens__________active tend to live longer, happier lives.

Many school clubs are _______ efforts to attract more students to join.

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I'm trying to get funding for my project, but so far I'm up against a ________ wall and have made only $20

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Mrs. Jones's husband passed away fast Friday. We are all shocked by the news.

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Customers ----- products are provided and maintained through an existing arrangement should contact us immediately

She _______ working on that manuscript for 2 years now.

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 The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, a town in northern Ukraine, went off.

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Until Mr. Mansell returns from the management meeting at headquarters, Ms. Klebold ------- all customer complaints

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_____ hands is a popular gesture at business meetings

She got up late and rushed to the bus stop.

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According to ___________ , the thief escaped through the bedroom window

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Donna has excellent __________ awareness of all objects in her proximity

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So far this year, the Richmond City Orchestra has sold out ---------- one of its concerts.

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The weather __________________ far worse than we __________________

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We had waited for two hours and in the end they arrived.

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She couldn't have been more than five years old when the accident happened.

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.
(1).........................

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In cars that are automatics, you don't have to bother with shifting _________________

A: I don't like meat.    B:   ...........

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Since Dawson Creek Fashion was late getting its new styles on the market, there was not ______ opportunity to meet pre-Christmas sales projections

------- proficiency in German would be of much help, it is not a requirement for the advertised position.