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The candidates took a _______ breath before he walked into the interview room.

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Of (A) all seashore plants, seaweeds are best (B) able to tolerate long periods out of water , followed by (C) long periods covering (D) by water.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.

                                                           THE DANGERS OF DIETING

Thanks to our moden lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (31)________ of overweight people is at a new high. As people frantically search for a solution (32)________ this problem, they often try some of the popular fad diets being offered. Many people sea fad diets (33)________ harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (34) ________ weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare.

(31)..........................

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The machine has been out of order since last month.

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Disease often________poverty.

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David is so naughty a boy that his teachers often complain ____ hisparents about his misbehavior at school

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I’m not pronouncing that new word correctly, _______________?

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Not until 1946 did the world chess governing body, FIDE, assert its control over international championship play.

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Studies found that the autistic children seem to have poor linguistic ability and________

The boy was _______ by a family in the countryside.

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 The spy used a fictitious name while dealing with the enemy.

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Our boss is reluctant to change the policy now because she doesn’t want to open a ____________ of worms

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The survey found that many graduates had difficulty working ___________

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The stores will inevitably end up ___________ with each other to increase their market shares

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His replies were inconsistent with his previous testimony.

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They managed to get _______________all their unwanted things at the jumble sale

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Mike knew she should report the accident but decided to let sleeping ____ lie

If I had got up early, I _____ to have breakfast now.

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It was not ____ the next morning that Mike began to think about where he was to go.

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There are ________ chairs in the class for students to sit on.

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Jane has been trying to solve this problem all week, but she still hasn't been able to ......... it.