I’m afraid ……….is hard to find round here.

We believe that the popularity of …………products is the result of a combination of beauty and functionality.

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She was a devoted teacher. She spent most of her time teaching and taking care of her students.

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What is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and what is its purpose? The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a multilateral organization which was (1) _____ to give Southeast Asian states a forum to communicate (2) _____ each other. Since the region had a long colonial past and a history of endemic warfare, there has never been much peaceful and constructive (3) _____ between kings, presidents and other officials. A neutral forum was, (4) _____, a very useful development for all of those countries. ASEAN was formed as a result of the Bangkok (5) _____ of 1967 and initially had five members: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, (6) _____ Philippines and Singapore. Brunei (7) _____ joined in 1984 after it had won independence from Britain. Vietnam became the seventh member of the group, officially joining in 1995. (8) _____ several years of negotiation, Myanmar and Laos joined in 1997 and the final member of the ten, Cambodia, joined in 1999. The only (9)__ state in Southeast Asia which is not a member of ASEAN is now East Timor. It is still (10) _____ vulnerable and fragile to be able to participate for the foreseeable future.
(7)..........................

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We would ............. to stay at home this evening.

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For decoration, people mount animal heads on walls. They buy furs to make rooms more

lavish.

About half of them are trying to get qualifications and skills to help them with their jobs, the _________ are taking recreational subjects for personal satisfaction.

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Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock last night?

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The Philippines, officially known (1) _____ the Republic of the Philippines, is (2) _____ in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine (3) ____ 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean, sharing borders with Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The Philippines is the world's 12th most populous country with a population approaching 90 million people. Its national (4) _____ is the 37th largest in the world with a 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of over 117.562 billion USD. There are (5) _____ 11 million overseas Filipinos worldwide. The Philippines became a Spanish colony in the 16th century and an American territory at the (6) _____ of the 20th century. The Philippines won independence from Spain in 1896. The Philippines (7) _____ its independence from the United States on July 4, 1946 after World War II. Spanish was (8) _____ official language of the Philippines until 1973. Since then, the two official languages are Filipino and English. The Philippines had cultural ties with Malaysia, Indonesia, and India in the ancient time, and trade (9) _____ with China and Japan as early as the 9th century. The late 1960s and early 1970s its economic development was second in Asia, (10) _____ to Japan. The Philippines is a founding and active member of the United Nations and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)/ The Philippines is also a member of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and an active member in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
(9)........................

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Since I _______ to the town, I _______ home.

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As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

______attempts were made to search those buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed building.

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This is the best book I ........... .

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This guest house offers fine accommodations at an affordable______________.

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A lot of young college and university students .... helping poor people every summer.

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Ms. Atembe of Hartwick Trucking will conduct a workshop on the best ways to…… customers' concerns about freightdelivery.

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Most of the spices and many of the herbs ......... today originate from plants native to tropical regions.

His funny story is so __________ that we can't help laughing. 

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The children felt _________ when their mother was coming back home.

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__________offering lightweight clothing, Hurvitz Travel Wear also sells stylish luggage and accessories.

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Ms.  Park will___________a certificate to each person who completed the course for pharmacy technicians.