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In ______ middle of ______ room was ______ old man leaning on
______ stick and talking to ______ people gathered around him. |
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______ doctor told me that ______ few of my ribs were broken and
advised me to stay in ______ hospital for ______ week. |
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______ team of two courageous men had climbed ______ Mount
Everest, which is ______ highest mountain in ______ world. |
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I had not seen ______ man for ______ long time, and it was quite
______ surprise when I saw him walking up ______ path to ______
front door. |
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Then I heard ______ ringing of ______ doorbell and hurried down
______ stairs to open ______ door. I was shocked at ______
change in him. He had lost ______ lot of ______ weight and was
wearing ______ old, stained shirt. |
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Are you going to ______ football match this evening ? ______
Rangers are playing against ______ Lions from ______ Holland. It
is sure to be ______ interesting game. |
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______ week ago, I met with ______ accident near ______ Choice
Supermarket. ______ car hit me, but ______ driver did not stop
at all. ______ passer-by took me to ______ hospital, where I had
______ X-ray taken. |
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When I was in ______ Bonito, I stayed with ______ old friend in
______ Bell Island. We had ______ great fun together and spent
most of ______ time exploring ______ island. |
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The group of tourists went up ______ Snowy Hill in ______
rail-car which is pulled by ______ cables. They also visited
______ Jade Temple and ______ Buddhist Pagoda. |
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______ journey through ______ desert was full of ______
difficulties, and ______ three men always faced ______ danger of
meeting ______ death on ______ sandy plains of ______area. |
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It was such ______ funny sight that we burst into ______
laughter. ______ proprietor of ______ shop across ______ street
was yelling at ______ top of his voice and waving his arms
about. |
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In one hand he held ______ enormous suacepan, in ______ other
was ______ extraordinary object. |
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It was about half ______ hour later that I saw this man coming
up ______ road towards ______ house. He paused for ______ while
at ______ gate, as if undecided about ______ something. Then,
with ______ shake of his head, he turned and walked away. |
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______ man who lives ______ next door is ______ European.
He is ______ architect and ______ politician. He is married and
has ______ son and ______ daughter. |
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______ men were standing together in ______ group and discussing
______ politics when I walked into ______ room. John who was
_______ student in ______ same school as I, left ______ group
and joined me. |
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In the middle of
the room was
an old man leaning on
a stick and talking to
the people gathered around
him. |
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2. |
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The doctor told me that
a few of my ribs were broken
and advised me to stay in the
hospital for a week. |
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3. |
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A team of two courageous men
had climbed Mount Everest, which is the
highest mountain in the
world. |
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4. |
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I had not seen the man for
a long time, and it was
quite a surprise when I saw
him walking up the path to
the front door. |
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5. |
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Then I heard the ringing of
the doorbell and hurried
down the stairs to open
the door. I was shocked at
the change in him. He had
lost a lot of weight and was
wearing an old, stained
shirt. |
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6. |
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Are you going to the
football match this evening ? The
Rangers are playing against the
Lions from Holland. It is sure to be an
interesting game. |
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7. |
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A week ago, I met with
an accident near
the Choice Supermarket.
A car hit me, but
the driver did not stop at
all. A passer-by took me to
the hospital, where I had
an X-ray taken. |
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8. |
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When I was in Bonito, I stayed with an
old friend in Bell Island. We had great fun together and spent
most of the time exploring
the island. |
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9. |
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The group of tourists went up Snowy Hill in
a rail-car which is pulled by
cables. They also visited the
Jade Temple and the Buddhist
Pagoda. |
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10. |
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The journey through
the desert was full of
difficulties, and the three
men always faced the danger
of meeting death on the
sandy plains of the area. |
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11. |
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It was such a funny sight
that we burst into laughter. The
proprietor of the shop
across the street was
yelling at the top of his
voice and waving his arms about. |
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12. |
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In one hand he held an
enormous suacepan, in the
other was an extraordinary
object. |
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13. |
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It was about half an hour
later that I saw this man coming up the
road towards the house. He
paused for a while at
the gate, as if undecided
about something. Then, with a
shake of his head, he turned and walked away. |
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The man who lives next door
is a European. He is
an architect and
a politician. He is married
and has a son and
a daughter. |
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The men were standing
together in a group and
discussing politics when I walked into
the room. John who was a
student in the same school
as I, left the group and
joined me. |
