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The new album contains some carefully-wrought new songs and a number of familiar _________________.

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We have lived there for years and grown fond of the surroundings. That is why we do not want to leave.

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____ computers in the classroom certainly come with many benefits, there are also some disadvantages to keep in mind when incorporating this technology into lessons.

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I had a _________ shave this morning when a tractor trailer unexpectedly swerved into my lane

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She left the country _________________ threat of arrest if she returned

Unlike most men, my uncle likes _______very much. I like his eel soup very much.

We are great ........................ in fate and we believe we’re meant to be together.

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We _________ to the judo club twice a month

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Reception desk personnel are thoroughly trained to answer any ------- that hotel guests may have.

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Businesses  along  Bekins  Boulevard  will  remain closed until the problem with a major water pipe
-------

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The expert -------- spoke at last month’s seminar on environmental awareness has been nominated for a Flagler Prize

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When explorers first set foot in foreign lands, the cultures they encountered must have been very ___________ to them

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______ the highway was built, the only practical way to brings goods into the town of Tilman was by rail

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After eighteen years in business, Chu Home Health Services remains committed to customer -------

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Professional Photographic Arts Studio requests that applicants ------ a porfolio of black-and-white photographs

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Costpa Analytics Ltd. has made successful ------ in two emerging data companies

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There __________________ shops on either side of the street many years ago

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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Congo's presidential election is hoped to enable the country's first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence from Belgium in 1960.

Sorry for being late. I was ________ in the traffic for more than an hour.

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Because of the five-year drought, the farmer experienced a long period of __________________