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Local people have cut down the forests to make way for farming.

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Not until a monkey is several years old ______ to exhibit signs of independence from his mother

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 A nuclear power plant emits less radiation than a granite structure of similar proportion, such as the Lincoln Memorial. “Emits” means     .

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It is necessary that he learn a foreign language ____ he can find a good job in the future.

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The country is rapidly losing its workers as __________________.

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Of course, such experiments on animals also raise moral issues, especially in the absence of any justification based on curing terrific diseases.

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Nobody in my class could finish the swimming test last semester, _____?

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What we know about (A) certain diseases are (B) still not sufficient to prevent them from spreading (C) easily among (D) the population.

John is in Hanoi and wants to change some money. He asks the local passer-by the  way to the bank. Choose the most suitable response to fill in the blank in the following exchange.

John: “Can you show me the way to the nearest bank, please?” - Passer-by: “    _.”

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The Minister was shouted ______ by protestors angry at the government’s proposals

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The average adult get two to five colds each year.

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His English was roughly on a_______with my Greek, so communication was rather difficult

We are . ...... considering a wide variety of potential applicants, so please fill out your background information accurately.

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_______ pleased with himself.

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When she returned home from work, she .............. a bath.

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The emblem of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was designed basing on rice - the most important crop for the Southeast Asian people.

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Doctor Pike_______the hospital after he ______an uneventful evening on duty.

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Teachers can also help their students to learn complicated applications on electronic devices as a way of making it easier ____ students to learn and also make the teacher’s job easier

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Our team must develop a new strategy in order to deal with the serious problem.

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When I was staying in German last year, I _______ quite a lot of German

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The political party fielded a businessman from the prestigious seat in the national capital, but he lost. They clearly backed the wrong ________