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Shirley went into ______ supermarket and bought ______ eggs and
_______ fish, ______ dozen of ______ former and half _______
kilogram of ______ latter.
Shirley went into
the supermarket and bought
eggs and fish, a dozen of
the former and half
a kilogram of
the latter.
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______
man who claims to be ______
patriot will always place ______
country and ______
duty above ______
pleasure and ______
personal gain. |
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student cannot write ______
summary of ______
passage unless he has grasped ______
meaning of ______
passage. |
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Summarizing is, therefore, excellent training in ______
concentration of ______
attention. It instructs one to read with ______
mind as well as with ______
eye. |
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______
Miss Fetcher called you on ______
phone but you were out for ______
lunch. She left ______
message for you. You are to meet her outside ______
Pavilion Theatre in ______
hour. |
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man who sells ______
honor for ______
wealth is ______
fool as well as ______
rogue. Such ______
person will never win ______
respect of others. |
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______ Minister of ______ Culture, Youth and Sports has agreed
to attend ______ conference organized by ______ leaders of all
______ youth clubs in ______ Citiland. ______ dinner will be
given in his honor after ______ conference. |
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Yesterday ______ spot of ______ trouble occurred at ______ farm
outside ______ Rainbow Valley. ______ trouble started when
someone caught ______ stranger loitering on ______ premises. |
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There is ______ old woman who lives on ______ outskirts of
______ town. As she hasn't any ______ money to purchase ______
firewood, she collects ______ twigs and ______ small branches
from ______ trees in ______ weed near by. |
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Helen sent ______ letter of ______ application to that firm
after reading ______ advertisement published in ______ 'Evening
Mail'. ______ post advertised was for ______ accounts clerk. |
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______ visitors who go to ______ Lakeside Village are very much
taken up with ______ exquisite silverware. ______ Lakeside
has also earned ______ reputation for ______ fine works of art
that it produces. |
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While walking ______ home one evening, Colin saw ______ fiery
glow in one of ______ classrooms in ______ school. He shouted
for ______ help and soon ______ large crowd had gathered.
Someone summoned ______ fire brigade, which put out ______ fire
in half ______ hour. |
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Miss White is ______ social worker. She visits ______ public
institutions such as ______ prisons, ______ hospitals, ______
mental clinics and ______ homes for ______ poor and ______ aged.
She helps to look after ______ welfare of ______ needy. |
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As we were walking past ______ church, ______ mysterious object
flashed over our heads into ______ clump of ______ bushes near
by. We rushed to ______ spot where ______ object had fallen and
found ______ squirming feathered thing on ______ ground. We
wondered what kind of ______ creature it was. |
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Paul left ______ school after sitting for ______ General
Certificate of Education Examination last year. He went back to
______ school last week to obtain ______ testimonial from ______
headmaster. He needed ______ testimonial for ______ interview
with ______ airline company. |
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He lived in ______ notorious part of ______ district and found
it necessary to carry ______ weapon for ______ personal safety.
He, therefore, wrote to ______ Commissioner of ______ Police for
______ permit to carry ______ pistol. He was given ______
permit. |
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______ Bangkok is often called ______ Venice of ______ East on
account of ______ numerous canals or 'klong' there. There is
______ almost total absence of ______ roads; hence, ______
visitor has to resort to ______ boat as ______ means of travel
along ______ 'klong'. |
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Michelle is ______ French girl but she has ______ great interest
in ______ English language. She has also cultivated ______
interest in ______ foreign languages, especially ______ German
and ______ Japanese. She is majoring in ______ linguistics at
______ university and hopes to be ______ language teacher. |
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Mrs Taylor, ______ art mistress at our school, is ______ artist
as well. she paints during her spare time. her paintings have
won ______ acclaim in ______ art circles, and she has sold
______ great many of them for quite ______ enormous sums of
money. |
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______ week before ______ few cases of ______ cholera had been
reported. As ______ result of this, ______ medical staff at
______ hospital were kept busy giving inoculations to all ______
inhabitants of ______ district. By this they hoped to avert
______ cholera epidemic. |
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______ child was complaining of ______ headache only ______ few
minutes ago. But look at him now; he's having ______ most
enjoyable time in ______ playground. Isn't it ______ wonder
______ way ______ children get ______ headaches ______ moment
______ homework is mentioned ? |
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1. |
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The
man who claims to be a
patriot will always place
country and
duty above
pleasure and
personal gain. |
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2. |
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A
student cannot write a
summary of a
passage unless he has grasped the
meaning of the
passage. |
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3. |
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Summarizing is, therefore, excellent training in
the
concentration of
attention. It instructs one to read with
the
mind as well as with the
eye. |
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4. |
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A
Miss Fetcher called you on the
phone but you were out for
lunch. She left a
message for you. You are to meet her outside
the
Pavilion Theatre in an
hour. |
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5. |
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A
man who sells
honor for
wealth is a
fool as well as a
rogue. Such a
person will never win the
respect of others. |
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6. |
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The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports has agreed
to attend the conference organized by
the leaders of all
the youth clubs in Citiland.
A dinner will be
given in his honor after the conference. |
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7. |
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Yesterday a spot of trouble occurred at
the farm
outside Rainbow Valley. The
trouble started when someone caught a stranger loitering on
the premises. |
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8. |
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There is an old woman who lives on
the outskirts of
town. As she hasn't any money to purchase
firewood, she collects twigs and small branches
from the trees in
the weed near by. |
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9. |
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Helen sent a letter of application to that firm
after reading an advertisement published in
the 'Evening
Mail'. The post advertised was for
an accounts clerk. |
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10. |
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Visitors who go to Lakeside Village are very much
taken up with the exquisite silverware. Lakeside
has also earned a reputation for
the fine works of art
that it produces. |
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11. |
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While walking home one evening, Colin saw
a fiery
glow in one of the classrooms in
the school. He shouted
for help and soon a large crowd had gathered.
Someone summoned the fire brigade, which put out
the fire
in half an hour. |
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12. |
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Miss White is a social worker. She visits public
institutions such as prisons, hospitals,
mental clinics and homes for the poor and
the aged.
She helps to look after the welfare of
the needy. |
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13. |
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As we were walking past the
church, a mysterious object
flashed over our heads into a
clump of bushes near by. We rushed to
the spot where the
object had fallen and found a
squirming feathered thing on the
ground. We wondered what kind of creature it was. |
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14. |
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Paul left school after sitting for the
General Certificate of Education Examination last year. He went
back to school last week to obtain a
testimonial from the
headmaster. He needed the
testimonial for an interview
with an airline company. |
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15. |
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He lived in a notorious part
of the district and found it
necessary to carry a weapon
for personal safety. He, therefore, wrote to
the Commissioner of
Police for a permit to carry
a pistol. He was given
the permit. |
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16. |
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Bangkok is often called the
Venice of the East on
account of the numerous
canals or 'klong' there. There is an
almost total absence of roads; hence,
a visitor has to resort to
the boat as
a means of travel along
the 'klong'. |
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17. |
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Michelle is a French girl
but she has great interest in the
English language. She has also cultivated
an interest in foreign
languages, especially German and Japanese. She is majoring in
linguistics at the
university and hopes to be a
language teacher. |
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18. |
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Mrs Taylor, an art mistress
at our school, is an artist
as well. she paints during her spare time. her paintings have
won acclaim in art circles, and she has sold
a great many of them for
quite enormous sums of money. |
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19. |
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The week before
a few cases of cholera had
been reported. As a result
of this, the medical staff
at the hospital were kept
busy giving inoculations to all the
inhabitants of the district.
By this they hoped to avert a
cholera epidemic. |
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20. |
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The child was complaining of
a headache only
a few minutes ago. But look
at him now; he's having a
most enjoyable time in the
playground. Isn't it a
wonder the way children get
headaches the moment
homework is mentioned ? |
