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dictionary is ______ great help to ______ English student.
The dictionary is
a great help to
the English student.
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They had ______ picnic in ______ woods near their house. They
spent ______ enjoyable hour wading in ______ stream. ______
stream joins ______ stream further on. |
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______ Youth Club in cherry Park is organizing ______ party for ______
poor children of ______ district. ______ party will be held on ______
Sunday after next. ______ few members of ______ club have
already started collecting funds for ______ purpose. |
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He is ______ eccentric old man and ______ rich one as well. He
has ______ queer habit of sleeping ______ whole day and
remaining awake ______ whole night. |
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Miss Lester, ______ teacher in ______ Institute of Technology,
gave ______ pupils in her class ______ Economics test. They had
to complete ______ test within ______ hour. |
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______ landing of Apollo 11 on ______ moon is ______ landmark in ______
history of man. ______ success of ______ flight has led to ______
even greater effort on ______ part of ______ countries
concerned; namely, ______ USA and ______ USSR. |
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Betty's uncle is ______ reporter on ______ 'Daily Times'. He
says that ______ work of ______ reporter is certainly not ______
bed of roses, but adds that it is ______ interesting job. |
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______ friend of mine is studying in ______ university in ______
United States. He returns once ______ year to visit his family.
Since I am ______ old friend, he always brings me ______ little
present from overseas. |
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He was ______ stranger, wearing ______ uniform of ______ unknown
institute. But he carried himself with such ______ air of
distinction that ______ villagers he met on ______ dusty streets
were filled with awe at ______ sight of him. |
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______ experienced climber has no fear of heights. He has ______
uncanny instinct that leads him to step in ______ right places,
even in ______ dark. Above all, he has ______ genuine love for ______
mountains. |
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______ certain Mr Brown called on ______ phone and asked for
you. You were not in at ______ time, so I asked him to call
again in ______ hour. |
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______ illiterate person is at ______ disadvantage if he wishes
to become ______ businessman. ______ businessman must be able to
read ______ figures in ______ account and handle correspondence. |
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______ President of ______ Geographical Society in our school
has called on ______ Mr. Smith to give us ______ lecture on ______
history of ______ structure of ______ earth. He is said to be ______
authority on ______ subject. |
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______ invention of ______ wheel marked ______ beginning of all
other inventions in ______ field of transportation. ______
spaceship now stands as clear proof of what man can accomplish. |
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Deep in ______ jungle, there lives ______ very primitive tribe. ______
tribe consists of ______ few hundred people who continue to live ______
way that their ancestors did ______ thousand years ago. |
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______ efforts of ______ Government in promoting tourism in ______
country have paid off. There has been ______ increase in ______
number of tourists, which in turn will have ______ noticeable
effect on ______ people as ______ whole. |
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Mr Ford has established ______ soap factory on ______ main road
to ______ city of Hillington. He hopes to have ______ output
that will met ______ demands of local consumers. |
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He is essentially ______ trader, but he does ______ little
farming with ______ help of two assistants. He is away on
business most of ______ time and relies ______ lot on ______
honesty and integrity of ______ assistants. |
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There is ______ unoccupied house at ______ end of this road.
People say that it is ______ haunted house and that ______
ancient ghost walks about during the night. |
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______ first time that I met him, he gave me ______ impression
that he was ______ egotistical person. However, ______ more I
saw of him, ______ more inclined I was to think that I had
judged ______ man too hastily. |
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In ______ United Kingdom, before ______ student can qualify as ______
Chartered Accountant, he has to become ______ articled clerk in ______
accounting firm. |
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They had a picnic in
the woods near their house.
They spent an enjoyable hour
wading in the stream.
The stream joins
a stream further on. |
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The Youth Club in cherry
Park is organizing a party
for the poor children of
the district.
The party will be held on
the Sunday after next.
A few members of
the club have already
started collecting funds for the
purpose. |
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He is an eccentric old man
and a rich one as well. He
has the queer habit of
sleeping the whole day and
remaining awake the whole
night. |
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4. |
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Miss Lester, a teacher in
the Institute of Technology,
gave the pupils in her class
an Economics test. They had
to complete the test within
an hour. |
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5. |
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The landing of Apollo 11 on
the moon is
a landmark in
the
history of man. The success of
the flight has led to
an
even greater effort on the part of
the countries
concerned; namely, the USA and
the USSR. |
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6. |
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Betty's uncle is a reporter on
the 'Daily Times'. He
says that the work of
a reporter is certainly not
a
bed of roses, but adds that it is an interesting job. |
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A friend of mine is studying in
a university in
the
United States. He returns once a year to visit his family.
Since I am an old friend, he always brings me
a little
present from overseas. |
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He was a stranger, wearing
a uniform of
an unknown
institute. But he carried himself with such
an air of
distinction that the villagers he met on
the dusty streets
were filled with awe at the sight of him. |
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9. |
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An experienced climber has no fear of heights. He has
an
uncanny instinct that leads him to step in
the right places,
even in the dark. Above all,
he has a genuine love for
the
mountains. |
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10. |
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A certain Mr Brown called on
the phone and asked for
you. You were not in at the time, so I asked him to call
again in an hour. |
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11. |
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An illiterate person is at
a disadvantage if he wishes
to become a businessman.
A businessman must be able to
read the figures in
an account and handle correspondence. |
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12. |
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The President of
the Geographical Society in our school
has called on a Mr. Smith to give us
a lecture on
the
history of the structure of
the earth. He is said to be
an
authority on the subject. |
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13. |
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The invention of
the wheel marked the beginning of all
other inventions in the field of transportation.
The
spaceship now stands as clear proof of what man can accomplish. |
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14. |
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Deep in the jungle, there lives
a very primitive tribe.
The
tribe consists of a few hundred people who continue to live
the
way that their ancestors did a thousand years ago. |
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15. |
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The efforts of
the Government in promoting tourism in
the
country have paid off. There has been
an increase in the
number of tourists, which in turn will have
a noticeable
effect on the people as
a whole. |
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16. |
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Mr Ford has established a soap factory on
the main road
to the city of Hillington. He hopes to have
an output
that will met the demands of local consumers. |
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17. |
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He is essentially a trader, but he does
a little
farming with the help of two assistants. He is away on
business most of the time and relies
a lot on
the
honesty and integrity of the assistants. |
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18. |
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There is an unoccupied house at
the end of this road.
People say that it is a haunted house and that
an
ancient ghost walks about during the night. |
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The first time that I met him, he gave me
the impression
that he was an egotistical person. However,
the more I
saw of him, the more inclined I was to think that I had
judged the man too hastily. |
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In the United Kingdom, before
a student can qualify as
a
Chartered Accountant, he has to become
an articled clerk in an
accounting firm. |
