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Evan is ______ tennis coach. He teaches ______ tennis to
______ students of my school. He is ______ extremely good coach. |
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He is ______ very strange man. He has ______ queer habit of
sleeping during ______ the day and remaining awake at ______
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While ______ family was away, some burglars broke into and
ransacked ______ house. They got away with all ______ jewelry. |
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Our washerwoman, Madam Chia, comes to our house thrice ______
week. Apart from washing ______ clothes, she sometimes also
cleans ______ house. She is paid two hundred dollars ______
month. |
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As I was walking along ______ sandy beach, I spotted ______
bottle floating ______ in water. I picked up ______ bottle and
saw that there was ______ note in it. |
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Ivan has always been interested in ______ cooking. He is
currently undergoing ______ training in _______ hotel overseas.
He plans to be ______ chef one day and open up his own
restaurant. |
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______ four men involved in ______ kidnap attempt are wanted by
______ police. ______ reward for information leading to their
arrest is ______ thousand dollars. |
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"If you like watching ______ comedies, you must see ______ movie
'The Life of Brian'. It's ______ funniest movie I've seen this
year !" Jackie was overheard saying to ______ person beside her. |
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______ tourism industry in ______ country is indeed booming. As
______ result, many young people are ______ enrolling in tourism
courses. |
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John and Shelly are ecstatic. They are going to be parents for
______ first time next year. ______ baby is due in July, John
hopes it will be ______ boy whereas Shelly wants ______ girl. |
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"Are you still interested in buying ______ car ? I saw ______
magnificent red BMW in ______ show room next to my office.
______ price is very reasonable," Kumar's brother-in-law told
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Sharon recently applied for ______
job in ______ hotel in Iowa. Just yesterday, she received
______ letter from them. She was asked to attend ______
interview on ______ Friday some time next month. |
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Evan is a tennis coach. He
teaches tennis to the
students of my school. He is an
extremely good coach. |
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He is a very strange man. He
has a/the queer habit of
sleeping during the the day
and remaining awake at night. |
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While the family was away,
some burglars broke into and ransacked
the house. They got away with all
the jewelry, money and
portable goods which they could carry. |
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Our washerwoman, Madam Chia, comes to our house thrice
a week. Apart from washing
--/the clothes, she
sometimes also cleans the
house. She is paid two hundred dollars
a month. |
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As I was walking along the
sandy beach, I spotted a
bottle floating in the
water. I picked up the
bottle and saw that there was a
note in it. |
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Ivan has always been interested in cooking. He is
currently undergoing training in
a hotel overseas. He plans to be
a chef one day and open up
his own restaurant. |
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The four men involved in
the kidnap attempt are
wanted by police. The
reward for information leading to their arrest is
a thousand dollars. |
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"If you like watching comedies, you must see
the movie 'The Life of
Brian'. It's the funniest
movie I've seen this year !" Jackie was overheard saying to
the person beside her. |
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The tourism industry in
the country is indeed
booming. As a result, many
young people are enrolling in tourism courses. |
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10. |
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John and Shelly are ecstatic. They are going to be parents for
the first time next year.
The baby is due in July,
John hopes it will be a boy
whereas Shelly wants a girl. |
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"Are you still interested in buying a
car ? I saw a magnificent
red BMW in the show room
next to my office. The price
is very reasonable," Kumar's brother-in-law told him. |
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Sharon recently applied for
a job in
a hotel in Iowa. Just
yesterday, she received a
letter from them. She was asked to attend
an interview on a
Friday some time next month. |
