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Enormous efforts have been made. People want to find a cure for this disease.

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“Look where you are going,” she said to me; “the road is full of holes and very badly lit.”

Rewrite sentences without changing the meaning: 

I wish I hadn’t accepted the invitation to her birthday party.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35.
THE PERFORMING ARTS
In the past, British children were frequently encouraged to try out their performing skills for the benefit of adults. They did this by reading aloud, acting or (31) _________a musical instrument. As they (32) _________up they were taken to public places of entertainment - the theatre, opera, circus or ballet. They looked forward to these occasions with great (33) _________ and would remember and discuss what they had seen for many weeks afterwards. But nowadays television and computers (34) _________ an endless stream of easily available entertainment, and children quickly accept these marvelous (35) _________as a very ordinary part of their everyday lives. For many children, the sense of witnessing a very special live performance is gone forever.
(33)......................

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 If only I had taken that job in the bank

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“I didn’t break the window” Jim said.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following question:

“ Don’t forget to hand in the report, Pete !” said Kate.

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We have advised you on how to cut down your energy use. We remember that.

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The captain to his men: “Abandon the ship immediately!”

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Some of Peter’s expressions make me think of my brother.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions: 

I didn’t know that you were at home. I didn’t drop in.

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The fire-fighters made every effort to put off the flames. The building burned down completely.

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Hedislikespeopleaskinghimabouthisjob.

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John said, “ Mary, do not forget to send the letters”. 

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“We’re having a reunion this weekend. Why don’t you come?”

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 As soon as she had put the phone down, her boss rang back. 

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You are in this mess right now because you didn't listen to me in the first place.

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This material is suitable for students of eighteen years and up.

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Marie Curie was a famous mathematician and physicist. She also won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.

 Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

A surprising number of popular spectator sports, for example football or baseball, (1)______ in Europe or the USA in the nineteenth century. This did not happen by chance. It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time. Until then, more people lived In the country than in towns. They worked in small groups and had no regular time off. All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and (3) ______. In the USA. For the first time, most people began to live in towns, and they found themselves with regular free time. They had more leisure time than ever before. This resulted in the need for organized entertainment. Suitable games developed or were invented, typically team games, in which the crowd could (4) ______ sides and become involved. This gave people some of the entertainment they need in their free time. The recent explosion in TV, with the introduction of satellite and cable channels, has caused an increase in (5) ______ for sports as entertainment. The money TV has broughtto games such as football, tennis and baseball means that spectator sports will certainly go on playing an important part in our lives

It was the (2) ______ of changes in the way people lived in those places at that time.

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For a cold, doctors often recommend that you rest and drink lots of fluids.