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Elena can’t come today. She has a cold and is feeling a little under the _________________ .
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Wow! Look at that ______________ -sized candy bar. It’s huge!
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Did you really get _______________? Are you looking for a new job?
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Is that a picture of the Earth on your T-shirt? It´s _______________, I love it!
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I’ll be much faster in my new job once I know the _______________. This was my first week.
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Good work. Keep __________ up!
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Ben: I wanted to speak with you last night, so I tried to call you (1) [blank_start]up[blank_end] from home. But I was cut
(2) [blank_start]off[blank_end] while I was trying to get through. Is there something wrong with your phone? Anyhow, I wanted to know if you had managed to find (3) [blank_start]out[blank_end] any more information about your dad’s smart phone contract?
Mike: Yes, I did. He said prices won’t go (4) [blank_start]up[blank_end] any more, and they might even start to go
(5) [blank_start]down[blank_end], which means it will soon be a great time to get one if you want one.
Paula: What time does the soccer game kick (6) [blank_start]off[blank_end] ?
Dan: Two o’clock.
Paula: It’s one thirty now. You’re supposed to be there! You can’t go (7) [blank_start]on[blank_end] being late like this, you know. You’d better hurry!
Dan: Sorry, but they have just started to put (8) [blank_start]up[blank_end] a new traffic light on 14th Street, and there was a traffic jam.
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I still _________ paid yet.
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Have you ____________ you awarded a prize for anything when you were a child?
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I _________ going to be sent so much spam yesterday I went crazy.
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The windows _________ be cleaned at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
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John ________ being interviewed for the job when I called him.
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That’s his boat. It _______ called The Star.
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His life should _____________ as a success.
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a) seem
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The information could _____________ to win the war.
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a) be used
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He was accustomed to _____________ by paparazzi.
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a) follow
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The children would have _____________ care of at home.
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a) been taken
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The ancient texts had to _____________ by scholars.
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a) be translated
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He didn’t deserve to _____________ first place.
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a) be given
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We got _______________________.
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a) the train off
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They kept ____________________________________________.
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Can you __________________?
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a) turn up it
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They’ve found ___________________________.
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a) the problem out
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He put _______________________________________.
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They went ___________________________.
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a) into the room
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Question 26
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The report is about the history of the English language.
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Some children in different countries are being taught their school subjects in English.
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This prepares students for studying English at college level.
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This means that students will be able to teach English anywhere in the world.
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Mandarin, French, and Arabic are three languages which are growing in popularity.
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[blank_start]Either[blank_end] Scott or Amundsen was first to reach the South Pole. I’m not sure.
Both men [blank_start]and[blank_end] women are allowed to enter the contest.
[blank_start]Both[blank_end] Ghana and Swaziland are African countries.
You can either come with us [blank_start]or[blank_end] stay at home. We don’t mind.
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Better-known languages are becoming more dominant.
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Not many people around the world speak more than one language.
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American people often speak only one language.
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A lot of new vocabulary is entering the English language.
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The report suggests that English may be replaced by Spanish as the world’s dominant language.