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Who will pay for the coach if almost two fifths of the passengers________ a free ride?

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…………the city council has approved the urban renewal project, we need to recruit several new workers

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The price of crude oil used to be a great deal lower than now, wasn’t it?

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He asked______him some money.

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________ it would stop raining for a morning, we could cut the grass

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.

                                                                                      WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

A good memory is often seen as something that comes naturally, and a bad memory as something that cannot be changed, but actually (31)_________is a lot that you can do to improve your memory.

We all remember the things we are interested in and forget the ones that bore us. This no doubt explains the reason (32)_________schoolboys remember football results effortlessly but struggle with dates from their history lessons! Take an active interest in what you want to remember, and focus on it (33)_________. One way to make yourself more interested is to ask questions - the more the better!

Physical exercise is also important for your memory, because it increases your heart (34)_________  and sends more oxygen to your brain, and that makes your memory work better. Exercise also reduces stress, which is very bad for the memory.

The old saying that —eating fish makes you brainy— may be true after all. Scientists have discovered that the fats (35)_________in fish like tuna, sardines and salmon — as well as in olive oil — help to improve the memory. Vitamin-rich fruits such as oranges, strawberries and red grapes are all good brain food, too.

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This loan will keep the wolf from the __________, at least, but I'm worried it won't last long

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The investigating panel is……out of patience with senior company executives, who are blocking the release of essential documents

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If you don't _________ your bit with the slides, our presentation will never be finished on time

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Both a poem and a short story_________been written by a famous author.

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The information on the Web site of Croyell Decorators is ---------- organized.

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Michael’s directorial debut, Big Babies, ------- the biggest box office numbers of the year, earning more than $117 million on opening weekend alone

Chauvet Jeans was a well-known nineteen century painter whose paintings are extraordinarily sophisticated. 

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Unidentified cyberterrorists gained _________ to e-mails and financial details of customers

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What's the________film you've ever seen?

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My mom __________________ for two days by the time I see her

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The payments on new houses should _______ within 10 days of the date of the contract

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If Presley was considered a controversial and a rebellious ____, it just made him more popular with young listeners

When it came to her leisure time, Jean enjoyed _____ some shopping and having lunch with her two children

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You ought to listen to your father, _______?

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More than 80 people came to the exhibition, many of ......................... children had pictures on the walls.