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He lives a rather lonely life. He doesn’t have much contact_____ other people.

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The town crier shouted the _______ news as he was walking.

Young people  ......... obey their parents.

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The number of people suffering_______ heart disease has increased.

Jane and I  .........   school in 1987.

I'm very tired. I  ......   over four hundred miles today.

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He was born _____ 2nd May 1987.

I think ____________ popular food in Vietnam is pho.

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Shopping used to be my favourite activity. It started when I was a teenager and I worked in a clothes shop. At that time I had a staff discount in the shop and I used to spend all my wages buying clothes. When I got a job in an office I carried on spending all my spare money buying clothes – even after I had got married, bought a house and had children!

I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month buying clothes. It wasn’t something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping however I felt. Sometimes I’d look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.

Most of the things I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!

I realised I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy-five handbags and they must have cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!

First of all, I threw away my credit card. Then I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go shopping. Now I’m happy because I’m not a shopaholic any more.
2.The writer felt shocked when she knew she had.................. .

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The position of sport in today's society has changed out of all recognition. People no longer seem to think of sports as 'just a game' - to be watched or played for the (1)_______ of enjoyment. Instead, it has become big business worldwide. It has become accepted practice for leading companies to provide sponsorship. TV companies pay large sums of money to screen important matches or competitions. The result has been huge rewards for athletes, some of (2)_______ are now very wealthy, particularly top footballers, golfers and tennis players. (3)________ it is not unusual for some athletes to receive large fees on top of their salary, for advertising products or making personal appearances.

A trend towards shorter working hours means that people generally tend to have more free time, both to watch and to take in sporting activity; sport has become a significant part of the recreation industry that we now rely (4)________to fill our leisure hours. Professional sport is a vital part of that industry, providing for millions of (5)________ people all over the world.
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Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting.

I hope there won’t be (A) too more (B) trouble in (C) getting a resident’s permit (D).

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My uncle _______ until he was fifty.

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_______ is always the best character, (honest)

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We took a lot of photographs of your wedding and truly............. events.

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Our house was broken ______ a few days ago, but nothing was stolen.

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The shop was crowded _______ last-minute shoppers.

_______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.

Barbate painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He  ........... a different color.

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Coming into his room, he found that someone broke into it.

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You have made your parents very_________ . (pride)

The customer had tried ____ some blouses but none of them suited her.