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Author Sylvia Feldman  ________  for a Publishers Guild Award for her best- selling nonfiction novel, 21 Ravens.

Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. "Many animals were born in _______. Resultantly, they do not always breed well."

Economic reforms began in the Soviet Union in June 1985 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to ......................... the Soviet economy.

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The audiences were ............... by the clown. 

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The government decided to pull down the old building after asking for the ideas from the local residents.

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This school has excellent ...........................

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She has been talking to somebody ............. the telephone for two hours. 

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Social media which prove to be an efficient means of communication have helped narrow the gap between faraway people.

I think I put my ............... in it when I asked Lisa about her ex-husband.

The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main  ..................  is to protect human life and health.

Last year I studied abroad. I appreciate _______ the opportunity to live and study in a foreign country. 

It turned out that we_____ to the airport as the plane was delayed by several hours.

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“You’ve eaten all the chocolate cake?” – “What of it?”

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Applicants  ______________  a form for a new license should make certain that it is completely filled out.

Although we are aware _______ the importance of environment, we still overexploit it.

_______lunch in Spain is _____ bit different from what we're used to in _____ America.

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Scientists warn about the impending extinction of many species of plants and animals if we don’t take urgent action to save them.

As John ................. enjoyed doing research, he never could imagine himself pursuing other careers.

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This quartet of extraodinarily talented musicians generated a phenomenal number of pieces that won gold records.

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She hates.................... housework at weekends. 

_______ 90 percent of Asia's people live in the eastern and southern parts of the continent, which contain some of the most ________ regions in the world.