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When you go to ______
seaside, remember not to swim near ______ rocks.
When you go to
the seaside, remember not to
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I opened ______ door and found ______ old man wearing ______ hat
standing on _____ doorstep. |
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All of them went to ______ picnic near ______ waterfall at
______ Green Valley on ______ Saturday. |
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______ boy came cycling down ______ street and banged into
______ tree in front of ______ house opposite ours. |
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What ______ pity ______ Eric could not go to _______ football
match that was held on ______ school field. It was really ______
exciting game. |
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______ price of ______ eggs has been on ______ increase for
______ long time. Now, ______ egg costs much more. |
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I found _______ empty tin by ______ roadside just now. This is
not ______ unusual thing, but _______ point is that ______ tin
can cause ______ serious accident. |
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______ author of this book came to our school yesterday and gave
us ______ lecture on ______ importance of reading good books for
______ education. |
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When I woke up early in ______ morning, I saw _______ fine mist
covering ______ hills and trees. But ______ hour later, ______
mist had disappeared, and ______ sun was shining brightly. |
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As he was going to ______ school, he met with ______ accident.
He received _______ bad bump on _______ head and was taken to
______ hospital in _______ ambulance. |
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_______ bus stopped at _______ bus-station. _______ old woman
wearing _______ faded skirt and ______ old blouse got off
_______ bus. |
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Mary suddenly let out _______ frightened scream. She had felt
_______ cold object brush past her face. We told her that it was
probably ______ owl or ______ bat, and warned her to look out
for potholes along _______ path. |
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_______ old shopkeeper works too hard in _______ shop. He is on
his feet _______ whole day long, serving _______ customers, and
climbing up and down ______ stepladder to get _______ things
they want. What he needs is _______ long rest and _______
assistant to help him in _______ shop. |
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She sent ______ note to her cousin, telling him that she was in
_______ great danger and that she needed _______ help. When he
got to her house, he found that all _______ lights had been
switched off. _______ only light came from _______ single candle
standing on _______ table in _______ center of ______ hall. |
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I brought along _______ loaf of bread and _______ tin of
sardines for my lunch. I also had _______ apple, ______ orange
and _______ tomato. But I forgot to bring along _______ knife
and _______ can-opener. So I ate only _______ apple, _______
orange and _______ tomato for _______lunch. |
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I opened the door and found
an old man wearing
a hat standing on
the doorstep. |
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All of them went to the
picnic near the waterfall at
Green Valley on Saturday. |
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3. |
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A boy came cycling down
the street and banged into
a tree in front of
the house opposite ours. |
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4. |
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What a pity Eric could not
go to the football match
that was held on the school
field. It was really an
exciting game. |
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The price of eggs has been
on the increase for
a long time. Now,
an egg costs much more. |
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I found an empty tin by
the roadside just now. This
is not an unusual thing, but
the point is that
a tin can cause
a serious accident. |
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The author of this book came
to our school yesterday and gave us a
lecture on the importance of
reading good books for education. |
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When I woke up early in the
morning, I saw a fine mist
covering the hills and
trees. But an hour later,
the mist had disappeared,
and the sun was shining
brightly. |
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As he was going to school, he met with
an accident. He received a
bad bump on the head and was
taken to the hospital in
an ambulance. |
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The bus stopped at
the bus-station.
An old woman wearing
a faded skirt and
an old blouse got off
the bus. |
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11. |
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Mary suddenly let out a
frightened scream. She had felt a
cold object brush past her face. We told her that it was
probably an owl or
a bat, and warned her to look
out for potholes along the
path. |
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The old shopkeeper works too
hard in the shop. He is on
his feet the whole day long,
serving the customers, and
climbing up and down the
stepladder to get the things
they want. What he needs is a
long rest and an assistant
to help him in the shop. |
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13. |
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She sent a note to her
cousin, telling him that she was in great danger and that
she needed help. When he got to her house, he found that all
the lights had been switched
off. The only light came
from a single candle
standing on the table in
the center of
the hall. |
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I brought along a loaf of
bread and a tin of sardines
for my lunch. I also had an
apple, an orange and
a tomato. But I forgot to
bring along a knife and
a can-opener. So I ate only
the apple,
the orange and
the tomato for lunch. |
