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He is ______
hardworking student. He deserves to win "______ Best Student of
______ Year' award.
He is
a hardworking student. He
deserves to win "The Best
Student of the Year' award. |
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My brother is studying at ______ University of London. He hopes
to pass all ______ necessary examinations and become ______
economist. |
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There was ______ increase in ______ price of petrol recently.
One of ______ consequences of ______ increase was ______ higher
cost of maintaining ______ car. |
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______ great many people have applied for ______ stalls set up
along that street but licenses have been issued to only ______
few. |
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He is ______ officer at ______ Ministry of Education and his
brother is ______ lecturer in one of ______ universities here. |
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______ current is particularly strong at ______ point where
______ river is winding. ______ number of deaths have occurred
there during ______ past few years. |
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There was ______ storm this afternoon, so I took shelter at
______ bus stop near ______ school. |
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Members of ______ Historical Society have organized ______ trip
to Sunshine Island. Those who wish to go on ______ trip have to
pay ______ advance of twenty dollars. |
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When ______ police rushed to ______ scene of ______ accident,
they found ______ big crowd there. ______ policeman noted down
______ position of ______ vehicles involved. |
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I'm going to ______ matinee at ______ Grand Cinema. ______
friend of mine has given me ______ complimentary ticket to
______ show. |
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During ______ holidays we organized ______ excursion to ______
Hideaway Caves near the city. There were ______ great many
tourists there. |
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______ notice has been pinned up on ______ notice-board near
______ canteen. It is ______ announcement of ______ change in
time for ______ netball match to be held tomorrow. |
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Many people just cannot stand ______ smell of ______ skunk. To
them ______ skunk is ______ unbearable animal. |
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______ inter-school quiz will be held in ______ school hall.
______ few contestants from ______ schools in ______ town will
take part. |
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______ St. Peter's church is ______ largest church I have ever
seen. It is ______ tourist attraction in Rome. |
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______ Youth Club is organizing ______ talentime contest at
______ end of ______ year. Most of ______ proceeds will go
towards helping ______ poor. ______ rest of the funds will be
kept for other purposes. |
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______ top girl of ______ school is always awarded ______ prize
at ______ end of ______ year. She has to be ______ all-rounder. |
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We were not in ______ hurry, so we made ______ tour of ______
large industrial estate in ______ area. |
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During ______ Easter vacation we went to ______ seaside. We had
______ most enjoyable time in ______ water but my sister was
content with just lying on ______ beach. |
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Every citizen has ______ obligation to serve ______ country in
______ best way that he can. |
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"______ Miss Bright came for ______ interview this afternoon. We
think she is ______ girl for ______ job," they said. |
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My brother is studying at the
University of London. He hopes to pass all
the necessary examinations and become
an economist. |
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2. |
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There was an increase in
the price of petrol
recently. One of the
consequences of the increase
was the higher cost of
maintaining a car. |
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3. |
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A great many people have
applied for the stalls set
up along that street but licenses have been issued to only
a few. |
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4. |
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He is an officer at
the Ministry of Education
and his brother is a
lecturer in one of the
universities here. |
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5. |
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The current is particularly
strong at the point where
the river is winding.
A number of deaths have
occurred there during the
past few years. |
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6. |
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There was a storm this
afternoon, so I took shelter at the
bus stop near the school. |
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7. |
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Members of the Historical
Society have organized a
trip to Sunshine Island. Those who wish to go on
the trip have to pay
an advance of twenty
dollars. |
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8. |
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When the police rushed to
the scene of
the accident, they found
a big crowd there.
A policeman noted down
the position of
the vehicles involved. |
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9. |
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I'm going to the matinee at
the Grand Cinema.
A friend of mine has given
me a complimentary ticket to
the show. |
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10. |
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During the holidays we
organized an excursion to
the Hideaway Caves near the
city. There were a great
many tourists there. |
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11. |
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A notice has been pinned up
on the notice-board near
the canteen. It is
an announcement of
the change in time for
the netball match to be held
tomorrow. |
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12. |
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Many people just cannot stand the
smell of a skunk. To them
the skunk is
an unbearable animal. |
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13. |
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The inter-school quiz will
be held in the school hall.
A few contestants from
the schools in
the town will take part. |
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14. |
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The St. Peter's church is
the largest church I have
ever seen. It is a tourist
attraction in Rome. |
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15. |
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The Youth Club is organizing
a talentime contest at
the end of
the year. Most of
the proceeds will go towards
helping the poor.
The rest of the funds will be
kept for other purposes. |
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16. |
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The top girl of
the school is always awarded
a prize at
the end of
the year. She has to be
an all-rounder. |
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17. |
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We were not in a hurry, so
we made a tour of
a large industrial estate in
the area. |
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18. |
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During the Easter vacation
we went to the seaside. We
had a most enjoyable time in
the water but my sister was
content with just lying on the
beach. |
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19. |
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Every citizen has an
obligation to serve the
country in the best way that
he can. |
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20. |
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"A Miss Bright came for
an interview this afternoon.
We think she is the girl for
the job," they said. |
