If you must pass under a ladder, you can avoid bad luck by crossing your fingers and keeping them crossed until you have seen a dog.  ______, you may lick your finger and make a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the mark has dried

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 I clearly remember talking to him in a chance meeting last summer.

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We welcome you to theParibas Company. Weare pleased that you have accepted a full-time position as a financial adviser ______in our Kuala Lumpur office.

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A large_____________of the tree broke off in the storm.

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Employees are asked to …. their work objectives with a supervisor before submitting the final copies to headquarter.

Be prepared! No  _____ how good the childcare may be, some children are going to protest wildly if they are left.

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Employees should_________ the shift manager if assembly work is interrupted by a machinery breakdown.

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Organized research may discourage novel approaches and inhibit creativity, so seminal discoveries are still likely to be made by inventors in the classic individualistic tradition.

The tourist industry is (1) ……. to be the largest industry. Before 1950 one million people travelled abroad each year but by the 1900s the figure (2) ….. to 400 million every year. (3) …… large numbers of tourists, however, are beginning to cause problems. For example, in the Alps the skiers are destroying the mountains they came to enjoy. Even parts of Mount Everest in the Himalayas are reported to be covered (4) ….. old tins, tents, and food that have been (5) ……
But at a time when we have (6) ….. freedom to travel than ever before, more and more people are asking how they can enjoy their holidays (7) ….. causing problems by spoiling the countryside. Now there is a new holiday (8) …… called "Holidays That Don't Cost The Earth". It tells you (9) ….. you can help the tourist industry by asking your travel agent the right questions (10) ……... you go on holiday.
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No one has ______ discovered a way to predict whether a substance will taste sweet, and it was by chance alone that all the man-made chemical sweeteners were found to be sweet.

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Not only is Emiko Imamura a widely published poet, she is also an.......... painter and sculptor.

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................. about what he had heard, John phoned his brother.

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We have not had ……..  interesting talk to each other for a long time.

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Most students are happy ....... to school ..... acquire knowledge.

Stress is important. We all need a certain amount of it in order to (1)____fulfilling lives. However, if we have too much of it, it can have the opposite effect. Some people can tolerate greater (2) _____of stress than others, but most of us will (3)____at some time in our lives. It is, (4)____, a good idea to learn a few stress management techniques. Identifying the cause of the problem we have, so that we can (5)_____it more effectively, is one of the first steps towards reducing stress. The second thing is talking to a person you can trust, who will listen and, if necessary, give you some positive advice. Not only are smoking and drinking (6)____ to our health, they actually increase stress (7)____ than reduce it. So, next time you want to relax, instead of reaching for that glass of wine or a cigarette, have a warm bath or go for a walk. Walking has more than health (8)______. It helps you think more clearly, (9)______. Pets have calming influences on us, unless they make noise which irritates us. In fact, unwanted noises should be avoided as far as possible. On the other hand, laughter is one of the best ways to make yourself feel (10) _______better.
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The Brisbane Independent Daily Herald greatly appreciates your loyalty, and we remain committed to -------- timely and accurate news coverage to our readers.

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The producers of the new play After Dusk decided to add more performances………..the overwhelmingly positive response to early shows.

All students.................hand in their assignments by Friday at the latest.

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Vietnam asked for _______ to ASEAN in 1995.

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Please come in. Mr Jones is free ............. you now.

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The annual report indicates significant growth_____________the past several years.