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Although the water-level was rising
rapidly and the children were already waist-deep ______
water, they were not unduly alarmed ______ it. They continued
______ their game, unaware ______ the danger that they were
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Although the water-level was rising
rapidly and the children were already waist-deep
in water, they were not
unduly alarmed about it.
They continued with their
game, unaware of the danger
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Those who are afflicted ______
leprosy are sent ______
leprosariums where they are put ______
the care ______
doctors who are skilled ______
coping ______
this disease. |
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The desert is barren ______
vegetation but, ______
the search ______
more land, man is finding means ______
turning it ______
cultivable land. |
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That man died ______
the war, leaving ______
him six children. They are now being taken care ______
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welfare associations. |
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It is characteristic ______
him to help those who are ______
need. His concern ______
the welfare ______
the poor has won him a lot of popularity. |
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There is no cause ______
worry; help is ______
the way. We will be rescued ______
a short while. |
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Women turned out ______
full force ______
their fight for equality ______
men. |
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That boy is a disgrace ______
his family. He took advantage ______
his father's good name to purchase many expensive articles ______
credit ______
his father's knowledge. |
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He is a staunch believer ______
Christianity unlike some boys nowadays who have a complete
disregard ______
religion ______
any sort. |
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Those two girls were once the best ______
friends, but ever since their quarrel ______
a trivial matter, they have not spoken ______
each other. Each is waiting ______ the other to take the first
step ______ reconciliation. |
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The child is disappointed ______
not being allowed ______
the house. He never mixes ______
other children ______
his age but is always ______
the company ______
elderly people. |
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She has a dislike ______
people who are not definite ______
whatever they do or say. They are too dependent ______
others and have no mind ______
their own. |
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their struggle ______
independence, the natives resorted ______
both fair means and foul. They fought ______
their oppressors ______
every way that they could. |
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The prisoner despaired ______
ever clearing his name because the evidence ______
him was too strong. A few believed ______
his innocence, but there were no witnesses to testify ______
it. |
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Many students seek help ______
their teachers ______
subjects that the students are not good ______
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She is gifted ______
a talent ______
dancing and has made a name ______
herself ______
the stage. |
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Those who are sympathetic ______
that candidate have been asked to give active support ______
him. The candidate is not a rebel ______
authority but a campaigner ______
justice. |
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He is blind ______
the faults ______
his son and has no control ______
his actions. The boy has no respect ______
anyone and is accountable ______
no one ______
his deeds. |
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Everyone must abide ______
the rules or pay the consequences. |
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If you are in doubt ______
anything, you should seek the advice ______
those who are an authority ______
the subject. |
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A bully always takes advantage ______
the weak, but is timid ______
the face ______
danger, or when he meets ______
opposition ______
a person stronger than he is. |
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Those who are afflicted
with leprosy are sent
to leprosariums where they
are put in the care
of doctors who are skilled
at coping
with this disease. |
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The desert is barren
of vegetation but,
in the search
for more land, man is
finding means of turning it
into cultivable land. |
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That man died
in the war, leaving
behind him six children. They are now being taken
care of by welfare
associations. |
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It is characteristic
of him to help those who are
in need. His concern
for the welfare
of the poor has won him a
lot of popularity. |
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There is no cause
for worry; help is
on the way. We will be
rescued in a short while. |
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Women turned out
in full force
for their fight for equality
with men. |
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That boy is a disgrace
to his family. He took
advantage of his father's
good name to purchase many expensive articles
on credit
without his father's
knowledge. |
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He is a staunch believer
in Christianity unlike some
boys nowadays who have a complete disregard
for religion
of any sort. |
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Those two girls were once the best
of friends, but ever since
their quarrel over a trivial
matter, they have not spoken to
each other. Each is waiting for
the other to take the first step
towards reconciliation. |
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The child is disappointed
at not being allowed
outside the house. He never
mixes with other children
of his age but is always
in the company
of elderly people. |
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She has a dislike
for people who are not
definite in whatever they do
or say. They are too dependent on
others and have no mind of
their own. |
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In
their struggle for
independence, the natives resorted to
both fair means and foul. They fought
against their oppressors in
every way that they could. |
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The prisoner despaired
of ever clearing his name
because the evidence against
him was too strong. A few believed in
his innocence, but there were no witnesses to testify
to it. |
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Many students seek help
from their teachers
in subjects that the
students are not good at. |
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She is gifted
with a talent in
dancing and has made a name for
herself on the stage. |
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Those who are sympathetic
to that candidate have been
asked to give active support to
him. The candidate is not a rebel
against authority but a campaigner
for justice. |
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He is blind
to the faults of
his son and has no control over
his actions. The boy has no respect for
anyone and is accountable to
no one for his deeds. |
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Everyone must abide
by the rules or pay the
consequences. |
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If you are in doubt
about anything, you should
seek the advice of those who
are an authority on the
subject. |
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A bully always takes advantage
of the weak, but is timid
in the face
of danger, or when he meets
with opposition
from a person stronger than
he is. |
