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Singapore has a highly developed market-based economy (1) _______ historically revolves around extended trade. Along with Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan Singapore is one (2)_______ the Four Asian Tigers. The economy depends heavily on export, refining, imported goods, especially in manufacturing. Manufacturing constituted twenty six (3) ________ of Singapore’s GDP in 2005. The manufacturing industry is well –diversified into electronic petroleum refining chemicals, (4) _______ engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing. In 2006, Singapore produced about 10 percent of the world foundry water output. Singapore’s the busiest port in the world in terms of tonnage shipped. Singapore is The world’s fourth largest foreign exchange trading centre after London, New York City (5) _______ Tokyo
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I'm not leaving _______ I get an apology from you.

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A surprising percentage of the population in remote areas is illiterate.

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Swallows cannot take off from the ground and like most birds. They use wind currents to___________through the air.

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She has two sons. Both of ....... work hard. 

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 The related publications are far too numerous to list individually.

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She’s so______________ , I can’t remember the last time she did a day’s work!

 The children are __________ with watching the same programme every day. 

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Twenty new mechanical engineers will be____________the company next month.

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Auron Energy, one of the nation's largest energy suppliers, delivers electricity to_______twenty million customers.

When did Vietnam _________ the association of Southeast Asian Nations?

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John wants to buy a new car, so he starts setting aside a small part of his monthly earnings.

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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He was furious …… his girlfriend …….out with his closest friend in the football team.

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When …… a dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and abbreviations it contains.

My company has spent a lot of money building a new, ……… factory which will nearly double production.

The high rate of inflation obviously puts a great strain _________the majority of working families.

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She is preparing for the university entrance ...............

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When he served as President of Delvan Manufacturing, Pierre Dunn ________  several policies that transformed the company. 

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Candidates for the position must____________their applications by the end of the month.

Freya Stark (1893- 1993) was an extraordinary woman who ventured into (1) ____ areas where few Europeans had ever (2) ____ foot. Born in Paris, brought up in Italy, and educated in London, she was already multilingual before deciding to learn Arabic (3) ____ the end of 30. She traveled (4)____ through Greece, Italy and Cyprus. However, her passion was for exploring ancient lands of the Middle East. She was determined to make contact with the tribes that populated the area before their traditional (5) ____ of life vanished forever. She led expeditions into the most dangerous areas and despite the risks (she was even thrown into a military prison on one occasion), she always returned safe and (6) ____. During her travels, she completed a (7) ______ across the Valley of the Assassins, famous not only for its rough terrain but (8) ____ for its murderous inhabitants, and followed in the (9)___ of Alexander, the Great. In her long career she produced maps, discovered lost cities, and worked as a spy and propagandist, although it is as a travel writer that she is best remembered. She died at the age of 100, (10) ________most women of her generation in more ways than one.
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