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We are considering ____ for the coming festival.

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 ___ not to come late, the applicant set out for his job interview

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Not until a monkey is several years old ______ to exhibit signs of independence from his mother

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I regret to inform you that we have had _________ applications than we’d hoped for when we put out the advertisement.

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Overall, the real strength of this book is the comprehensible coverage of a wide range of different approaches to the study of psychology.

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My uncle is in _______ of 60 engineers and workers

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Would you like a cup of milk tea ____ a cup of hot chocolate after dinner?

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The children playing near the gate of the building were told to ________ by the guards

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.

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People understand that there are better ________ job prospects for them in the city.

Even though woodpeckers .............as a nuisance to many people, they are actually helpful, since they feed on harmful insects

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My neighbor asked me for rice, but I had________left.

They are opening ________the traditional European-centered curriculum to embrace material from American, Asian, and other cultures.

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I was ill yesterday but I am ___________ today.

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People are becoming _____________ aware of healthy eating, exercise, and relaxation, and want to incorporate them into their daily lives

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Mr. Pike _________ for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until he_________.

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Your son is very naughty, _______?

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Beethoven, ____ music you have just been listening to, is one of my favourite composers.

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Although MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) spreads through close contact with sick people, not through the air, many people still avoid ___________ to crowded places.

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Khrushchev may have been perspicacious enough to imagine the day ____________ his turn would come and he would become Special Pensioner Khrushchev

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Dick _______ moustache, but he doesn’t any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn’t like it.