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In the olden days, children ( treat / treated ) their elders
with great respect because it was the expected code of behaviour. |
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Not long ago, Brazil ( set up / sets up ) a conservation scheme
to save the giant turtles of the Amazon from extinction. |
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Throughout the 20th century, advances in medical science and
communications far ( outstrips / outstripped ) anything that man
could have every imagined. |
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Sandra ( is trying / tried ) to persuade me to go on the safari
to the National Forest Reserve because she didn't want to go
alone. |
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Peter's job as a television reporter occasionally ( placed /
places ) him in life-threatening situations such as being caught
in the middle of a shoot-out. |
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Marriage counselors normally ( settle / settled ) disputes by
bringing both parties together to talk things over. |
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Paul's heroic act of rescuing the baby trapped inside the
burning house ( made / make ) the headlines in the evening
paper. |
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Teresa's concern for the poor and homeless ( overwhelms /
overwhelmed ) all those who find refuge in her home. |
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Lucy and I ( are living / live ) in Perth where we run a
successful catering business. |
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My brothers ( use to sail / used to sail ) together on this lake
when we lived here years ago. |
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treated |
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set up |
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outstripped |
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tried |
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places |
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settle |
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made |
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overwhelms |
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live |
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used to sail |
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