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The medical authorities warned everyone not to drink the water without first ________ it.

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The equipment could be used for a (an) __________of educational purposes

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Nowadays, most websites on the Internet allow --------to place orders online

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With that loss, we gave ___________ to the team below us in the standings and found ourselves outside the playoff picture

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............. three months, the marketing   department holds seminars to keep the staff  up-dated on sales trends

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He told me he was on a diet and then proceeded _________________ a plateful of chips!

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 Tim is thinking of leaving his present job because his manager is always getting at him.

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The buyers wanted to bring the price down from $15,000 to $10,000, so I offered to meet them __________ at $12,500

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Each Ready Wear suitcase comes ------- a ten-year warranty

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Tax ________________ have been offered to attract industry to the region

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To preserve anonymity, the contributors' names were removed.

After police found drugs there, the disco was _______.

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The sky is very black. It __________________

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When I____ a shower, the thief broke into my house.

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Seeing Peter’s handwriting on the envelope, she ____ the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since

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It is an indisputable fact that smoking cigarettes can increase the risk of lung cancer

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The ------- opening of the new bakery had to be postponed when a pipe burst in the kitchen

Complete the conversation about urbanisation in Ho Chi Minh City, using the responses (A-G) given. There are two extra ones.
Mai: I’ve seen a lot of high buildings are under construction in out city, Mr. Tan. It’s an example of urbanisation in your lecture.
Mr. Tan: That’s right. Ho Chi Minh is the biggest city in our country with an urban area of 10 million inhabitants.
Mai: Wow, really? Is it the official figure of our city’s population?
Mr. Tan: Of course not. There are so many people who come to work in the city but their residence certificates is in the countryside. (16)_________. It is called “the floating population”.
Mai: “The floating population”? Does our city have the highest rate of economic growth?
Mr. Tan: Yes, it does. It’s the most major economic centre of our country?
Mai: I guess our city faces several issues, such as housing. Is that right, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: You’re right. (17)__________. Work has begun on the construction of the new district of Thu Thiem on the other bank of the Saigon River, and soon in Thanh Da.
Mai: Fantastic. It’ll become a new center of our city.
Mr. Tan: Like Pudong in Shanghai, Mai. (18)___________.
Mai: The traffic is always so heavy. The number of road accidents is on the rise and has affected the young population.
Mr. Tan: The present bus lines only meet 7% of the need transport. (19) _____________.
Mai: When will the metro lines be finished, Mr. Tan?
Mr. Tan: By the year 2020. (20)________.

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Gender pay gap refers to the difference in earnings between women and men

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An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.

We are a very _____________ family and support each other through any crises.