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This was his first flight and he was feeling quite nervous. His hands were (moving-trembling-jumping-rattling)
slightly and he was breathing deeply.
trembling
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The Goulburn Valley is situated in the south-east corner of the Australian continent, in the state of Victoria. Because ___ the introduction of irrigation over __ century ago, primary industry flourished, resulting in ___ multitude of orchards __ market gardens.
of - a - a - and
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After the recent floods, CONSERVE are calling for beavers to be reintroduced to Britain. You may wonder how animals that build dams prevent floods when SURE
the opposite is true.
CONSERVATIONISTS
SURELY
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I used to find the noise of the city strange, but now I don't find it strange.
USED
I used to find the noise of the city strange, but now I'm
USED TO IT
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Nobody in the office works nearly as hard as Ralph.
FAR
Ralph is ___ hardworking person in the office.
BY FAR THE MOST
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He walked along the (corridor-path-lane-aisle) of the plane and found...
aisle
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Unfortunately, the region __ taken a turn for the worse over the past decade. The irrigation water that was __ plentiful has now been rationed, and many farmers have been forced __ the land.
has - once - off
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However, beavers construct dams in upland areas, creating small pools and DIVERT that retain water and release water to lowland areas much more GRADUAL.
DIVERSIONS
GRADUALLY
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I haven't seen Gregor for six months.
BEEN
___ since I saw Gregor.
IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS
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I think I can come to the meeting.
SHOULD
I ___ come to the meeting.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO
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Sitting next to him was an 8 year-old-boy who also (was-appeared-sat-showed) to be quite nervous. Joe knew he was quite good (at-for-with-by) children, so he decided to try to calm the boy.
appeared
with
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US publication Rolling Stone magazine is to launch in China. The magazine, ___ should hit shelves early next year, will focus on China's emerging youth culture as well as foreign arts and entertainment. Rolling Stone __ first published in San Francisco in 1967 to chronicle cultural changes in the US. "We feel Chinese music and arts are maturing rapidly and that a Chinese edition __ be viable," said Jimmy Jung
which
was
will
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There has been much debate in recent times about when young people should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled in recent times by the increasing (IMPORTANT) 
placed on the English language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a substantial amount of (FUNDING) on additional tuition on language lessons to give their children every (COMPETITION) edge.
importance
funds
competitive
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The anti-smoking advertisement does not stop people from smoking.
ineffective
The anti-smoking advertisement is __ people from smoking.
ineffective at stopping
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The manager should think about experience when hiring new staff.
into
The manager should __ when hiring new staff.
take experience into consideration
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The global recording industry has launched its largest wave of legal (action-activity-acting-acts) against people suspected of sharing music files on the internet. The latest move by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) (aimed-targeted-directed-pointed) 2,100 alleged uploaders using peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in 16 nations (such-with-including-throughout) the UK, France, Germany and Italy.
action
targeted
including
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"We want to make __ that we're faithful to the spirit of the brand," said Jung. He added that while Hong Kong and Taiwan had more developed pop cultures, mainland China was more important. "We feel China offers greater potential and we want to be there from the __," said Jung, whose company also __ Chinese editions of British car magazine, Top Gear and gadget magazine T3.
sure
start
publishes
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here is some evidence which points to youngsters who have been raised in bilingual families, where the language spoken at home is different to the one that they (CONVERSATION) with in their external environment. While these children can switch between two languages with greater (EASY) , it remains to be seen whether this is (ADVANTAGE) when learning additional languages.
converse
ease
advantageous
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The mistake in the accounts was not noticed until the figures were re-checked.
LIGHT
The mistake in the accounts only ........................................ the figures were re-checked.
Correct answers:
came to light when
came to light after
came to light once
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I had no problems at all during my trip to France.
PLAN
Everything ........................................ during my trip to France.
went according to plan
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For me, the highlight of this past week's science news was the images (thrown- shot - beamed - fired) back from the Curiosity rover, providing (final - conclusive - proven - guaranteed) geologic evidence that water flowed on Mars. Of course, this wasn't exactly a surprise; for decades, planetary scientists have suggested the channel networks visible in spacecraft imagery couldn't have been made by anything else. The evidence has been (swelling - expanding - increasing - mounting) as well, as various clay minerals and iron oxides have been identified through hyperspectral imagery.
beamed
conclusive
mounting
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It has (4) been known that love can (5) havoc with hormone levels. For example the hormone cortisol, (6) is known for its calming effect on the body, dips dramatically when one person is attracted to (7) , putting the love-struck on a par with sufferers of obsessive compulsive disorder.
LONG
PLAY
WHICH
ANOTHER
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A recent report has warned of global food SHORT unless the current system of farming and food distribution is changed. The report highlights fears that currently rapid increases in yields come at the expense of SUSTAIN, and that unless action is taken, hunger and NUTRIENT will become growing problems.
shortages
sustainability
malnutrition
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The reforms will not succeed unless they are carefully planned.
CRUCIAL
Careful ........................................ of the reforms.
Correct answers:
planning is crucial to the success
planning is crucial for the success
plans are crucial to the success
plans are crucial for the success
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I feel completely exhausted when I've listened to Marion for half-an-hour.
LEAVES
Half-an-hour ........................................ completely exhausted.
of listening to Marion leaves me feeling
listening to Marion leaves me feeling
of listening to Marion leaves me
listening to Marion leaves me