I have a message for people ............... by the traffic chaos.

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There has been a hot debate among the scientists relating to the pros and cons of using robotic probes to study distant objects in space.

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The car owner submitted  _____________  evidence of the damage along with a mechanic's report to his insurance company.

In military, A.I. robots are used to _______ dangerous environments containing explosives or contaminated by nuclear weapons.

Which thief got a fright? _______ with the money. 

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The children slept well, despite _____.

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Shy people often find it difficult to........... group discussions.

Documents with a secret nature are -------retained in each director's safety deposit box.

The contract does not mean anything legally without the signatures of_____sides.

In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.

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We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do.

If I __________________in her position, I would turn down the job.

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He ……….. something under his breath

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Jeans are very popular with (23) _________ people all over the world. Some people say that
jeans are the “uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started (24) _________ two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy made pants so the cloth made in Genoa (25) _________ “jeanos”. Accordingly, the pants were called “jeans”.
   In 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because they were so strong, “Levi’s pants” became (26)_________ gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making his pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory (27) _________in the US and Europe began wearing jeans. At the time, young people actually didn’t wear them very much until later on.
27. 
 

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He was late because his alarm clock didn't ..................... that morning.

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The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard all over the town.

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The _______ challenge of economic reform was to solve the problems of motivating workers and farmers to produce a larger surplus.

Patterson Financial Firm’s recent acceptance of the Intemational World Development Award is a well .............. honor for this association.

Whether it is. ................ to register for a student discount card depends on the needs of the individual.

In the long run , my plan is to develop new products; this is why I am leaning towards companies that value ................ Again, thank you for your help.

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This is my________ plantation.