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The children _________ football happily in the yard when a boy suddenly cried out.

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Could you possibly _______ me at the next committee meeting?

If I lived nearer the centre, I ___________ always late.

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Any student who neglects his or her homework is unlikely to do well at school.

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The government has __________ new proposals to tackle the problem of increasing crime

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 I eat lunch with a convivial group of my friends.

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He lost his job _______ no fault of his own.

________ the phone rang later that night did Tom remember the appointment.

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I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.

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After 150 years of research in psychology, most _________ known about human nature can be found in a few books written centuries ago

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The (A) vacuum tube did (B) an important contribution to (C) the early growth (D) of radio and television.

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 The teacher is simply too lenient with her students and is passing people who ought to fail.

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Mark was a reckless driver. He had been fined for speeding and had his licence suspended for 3 months.

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The mother tried to lull her baby_________sleep.

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 No sooner had we started …………… the rain came.

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I’m so______ under with work at the moment – it’s awful

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We have conducted (A) exhausting research (B)into the effects of smartphones on students’ (C) behaviour and their (D) academic performance

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My son is excited ______ going to the zoo with his classmates

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Caroline (A) has worn her new (B) yellow dress only (C) once since she (D) buys it.

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Students are __________ less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures

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There must be equal opportunity for all, ____ ethnicity, gender or religion