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You must compare a butterfly ______
a moth. Can you tell the difference ______ them ? |
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You must compare a butterfly
with a moth. Can you tell
the difference between them
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You will be provided ______ lodging
and transportation if you agree ______ my proposal. |
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The robbers abandoned the old man
______ his fate and escaped ______ his money. |
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The doctor advised him to abstain
______ alcoholic drinks and to look ______ his health well. |
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He picked ______ the telephone
receiver and inserted a ten cent coin ______ the slot. |
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She tidied ______ the bedrooms and
prepared ______ the coming of her cousins. |
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They sent her ______ the seaside
______ a week when she had recovered ______ her illness. |
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Why did they call ______ the
football match ______ almost the last moment ? |
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She took a glance ______ all the
letters which were piled ______ the table, but she didn't read
them. |
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They always seem to disagree ______
each other ______ the smallest matters. |
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The teacher obtained permission
______ the headmaster to hold a concert ______ the school hall. |
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I complimented her ______ her good
taste ______ decorating the house so skilfully. |
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She trembled ______ the sight of
the gun pointed ______ her son and gave the robber what he
wanted. |
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The prisoner was sentenced ______
hard labor ______ the rest ______ his life. |
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She was finally persuaded ______
buying the vacuum cleaner ______ the smart salesman. |
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The boy boasted so much ______ his
strength and courage that the others became fed up ______ him
and challenged him ______ a test of strength. |
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You will be provided
with lodging and
transportation if you agree to
my proposal. |
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2. |
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The robbers abandoned the old man
to his fate and escaped
with his money. |
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3. |
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The doctor advised him to abstain
from alcoholic drinks and to
look after his health well. |
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He picked
up the telephone receiver and inserted a ten cent
coin in the slot. |
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5. |
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She tidied
up the bedrooms and prepared
for the coming of her cousins. |
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They sent her
to the seaside for
a week when she had recovered from
her illness. |
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Why did they call
off the football match
at almost the last moment ? |
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She took a glance
at all the letters which
were piled on the table, but
she didn't read them. |
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They always seem to disagree
with each other
on the smallest matters. |
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The teacher obtained permission
from the headmaster to hold
a concert in the school
hall. |
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I complimented her
on her good taste
in decorating the house so
skilfully. |
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She trembled
at the sight of the gun pointed
towards her son and gave the
robber what he wanted. |
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The prisoner was sentenced
to hard labor
for the rest
of his life. |
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She was finally persuaded
into buying the vacuum
cleaner by the smart
salesman. |
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The boy boasted so much
about his strength and
courage that the others became fed up
of him and challenged him to
a test of strength. |
