If someone says you’re totally in the _______ of talent, ignore them.

The children often make ____ of Charles, which annoys his parents very much.

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________ in the field of neurobiology consider Dr. Patterson’s study  inconclusive because of its limited sample size. 

..............the water clear but also prevent the river from overflowing. 

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Nahan-Messer Publishing announced today the launch of a division dedicated to science  fiction.The division, Lightspeed Press, will publish twenty original titles this year. It will  be led by Clara Bryce, longtime fiction --------- at Nahan-Messer. 

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She went on crying, with her head sunk into a pillow, and cried and cried _______ the pillow was wet through.

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Reaching 35 and obviously aging, Jane has to make up her mind on her future very soon.

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After Mariana _______ her exam, I _______ her out to eat.

The site also offers a job search facility to assist qualified students  _______ finding work.

 I .........................at 8 o’clock every morning. 

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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)
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Sucrose, which supplies glucose to the body, is ______ from the sugar cane plant, and white sugar (pure sucrose) is used by food technologists to measure sweetness in other substances.

ASEAN helps to _______ regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in the spirit of equality and partnership

She .............................German for two years. 

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The teacher _______ before we arrived.

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Dear Ms. Hsu 

We are writing to inform you that your Brisbane Independent Daily Herald subscription  rate is about to change from $18.75 per month to $21.00 per month. We regret any  financial burden this may place on our subscribers, but ------- our rising operating costs,  we find the change unavoidable. 

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When we were talking about relaxing after work, Jack said he enjoyed to listen to music, Carla said she preferred jogging, and I was considering taking up tennis.

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Most of the victims died because they___________poisonous fumes.

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You gave me precious help ...... I am extremely grateful.

Ms. Walters was…………to make a presentation on how to increase revenue when I entered the room.

The population 'stands at over 25 million _______. Islam is the largest as well as the official religion of the federation