They ­________ their time and money to their children.

While I _____ at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.

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I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I ____ was that their boss would be there the next morning

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He damaged his leg so badly in the accident that the bone was _________________.

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"Stop smoking or you'll feel worse." the doctor told me

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The rent has gone up over the years, but in ____________ amounts

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Since the new teacher failed to ____________ herself with the students, she found it hard to maintain an orderly classroom

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______ from a business trip to NewYork.

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Last year, Carl’s company made a _______ of two million dollars

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 I invited a lot of people hoping that Helen would help me with the preparations. Now I wish I __________ only on myself

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Oil production ------- 5 percent from January to February

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The yearly growth of the gross national product is often used as an indicator of a nation’s economy.

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Normally she’s too proud ________ that she’s made a mistake, so it’s incredible that we got her ________ in this case

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence: My sister told me not to put my feet ____ the chair.

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We ____ eat as much fruit as possible in order to get enough vitamins for our bodies

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Employees can attend one of the many workshops offered, ------- seems most interesting

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"Why don't you ask the teacher for help?" Hung said to me.

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My father can’t decide whether ________ the job or not, because if he does,it’ll require him ________ away from home very often

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____________ expectancy in Europe increased greatly in the 20th century

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We depend on species diversity to provide food, clean air and water.

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 The Chernobyl disaster occurred on 26 April 1986 when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, a town in northern Ukraine, went off.