My mother _______very early in the morning to prepare our breakfast.

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Wildlife Conservation Society uses science to discover and understand ____ natural world.

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They ________ running their own company in 1990

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With (A) its (B) strong claws and its many (C) protruding tooth a gopher(D) is an excellent digger.

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The film tries to ____________ the gang members, who show touches of tenderness despite their ruthless exploits

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The planet Mercury rotates slow than any other planet except Venus.

MY BEST FRIEND
I have several good friends but I (1) ________ that my best friend is Ellen. We (2)________ friends with each other since we were very young because she (3)________ next door to me. We have always been in the same class at school, although she has always been much cleverer than me. I don't mind (4)________, because she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I've always been better at sport than she is. I always (5)________ her at tennis and she doesn't like that. In fact, she hates losing at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That's the only thing that I don't like about her. Otherwise, she has (6)________ humour and she's always making me laugh. We get on very well together, although occasionally we've had arguments - usually about silly little things. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I still see her a lot. We're planning to go on a trip around Europe next summer, I'm really (7)________ to it because I think we'll have a lot of fun and see exciting places. Of course, it's going to be hard -to afford such a wonderful and exciting trip and so we're both going to get jobs and try to (8)________ enough money for it.
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I don’t really go in for winter sports very much.

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Both liquids and gases flow freely from a container because they have_______

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The president of Girou Electronics stated that the financial performance of the company was a personal responsibility of ---------

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Be sure to ------- the wireless Internet option on your company mobile phone to avoid additional data fees

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Rarely ____ last longer than an hour.

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By testing the ------- of the vehicle in desert terrain, the designers proved that it works perfectly in harsh conditions.

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His parents think it’s time for him___________ married.

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It took her a while to _________________ to living alone

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The company will sell some ___________ securities to raise money

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Tom: “Your kitchen is fantastic! Did you do it all by yourself?”
Mary: “No, I ________ by a professional" 

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Her legal advisers persuaded her _________ mentioning the names of the people involved in the robbery.

I will lend you some money, but you ____ pay it back to me next week.

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The trainee teachers do a school ________________ in the summer term

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I was thinking of taking _____ scuba diving until I found out how expensive the equipment is