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2. year  years enable the poorest crowd  crowded 51 years  in an 80-sq-ft … is the breadwinner  pay for a public … have been waiting old  older give us a flat sooner propose  proposal  has  have not be taken off … government is sincere build up more Test 1

3. a suitable present  presents as the part of tradition  traditional celebrate  celebrates  live  lives spread  spreading other  another  is not celebrated  than  from regard … as more important  happily  happy Marry  Merry Test 2

4. was too late a very hard work  cry  cried  In According to in the burns unit he was received  four  fourth two years of treatment cloth  clothes  time  times (see) … wore  wear together with injections rare  rarely truly a brave boy Test 3

5.  so-call  so-called  compare  comparison years  year’s had been increased conducted out the to  with basing  based  over the many years   teenager  teenagers principle  principal should be blamed Its  It’s  Test 4

6.  has had to plan how many are needed experience  experienced in  on a slow day source  sauce expect … to do it slowly  slow taste  tasty  he is very careful stranger  strange get a little … Eventual  Eventually  big  biggest you are like … Test 5

7. in  on from 6 pm to 8 pm is worsened lines  lanes  of people in … explain why a small … while the majority …  facility  facilities a  an  swimmer  swimmers reserve  reserving one-third area of the … free  fee  Test 6

8. is particularly bad give  giving  In every time … have to put up with … indoor  indoors go out for lunch other  another  more of my friends relate  related many  much something for about …  such a polluted …  Test 7

9. cockroach  cockroaches after the midnight … for the whole day.  use  used waiting for rehousing … apply for public … in recently due …   is the only place  lose  losing  He is rarely comes at  of he lives in but …  Test 8

10. high  (far) higher a lot of many those … are too young to be … wear in their school … good  goods most of the shoplifters … In a modern society …  medium  media on  in stealing continuously. 40 per cent of those …  spokewoman  spokeswoman cases were involved … shoplifters are taken to … are called in. instead of. Test 9

11.  thousands  thousand one hundred and five But had eighty one …  applicant  applicants two-hours  two-hour carries  carry mark  marks which should not be …  There has  There is involve  involves to give children birth,  past  passed to get the job. Test 10

12. a total of  had entered early in the morning   because of sleeping came out from catch  caught  taken them to one … seven  seventh   escape  escaping  aged between 31 and 68 and were later discharged. Test 11

13. pointing  pointed of about 12 age, for a moment … followed after him. begin  began  lead  led times  time  he was disappeared saw  seen   thank  thanks He was really a … Test 12

14. effects  affects last  lasts despite of the noise   begun  begin in  on  complaint  complained at last  at least take out immediate … we will soon sit … affect  effect Test 13

15. In every Christmas … elder  elderly  this  these memory  memorize a  an listen to her choir Sometime  Sometimes   Usual  Usually  a portable electronic …  in case of  perhaps they might be Test 14

16.  have  are have a variety of  for the teenagers  childrens  children’s aged from between … courses are held This  These  Throughout the year include  including   covers  cover snacks such as …  wild  wide A  The Test 15

17. was fined $100 staffs  staff attracted a large crowd stopped at singing not  no  live  lives joined together more  about  that  know  known  close  closed building  buildings to  for would be built Test 16

18. pupils who come to …  According to senior … one of the ways to …  harmful  harm second  secondary measures are taken to tackle with the problem design  designed school a large number …  occasional  occasionally provide … with lockers advise  advice  a  the Test 17

19. there had  there were during the whole 45 … record  recorded  and me  and I what was happening. in the front … knocked on the … passenger  passengers he kindly told me … training  trained to know reason why had been a more … in  at  caught up the next … to the ticket office what I was told. supervise  supervisor hardly a satisfactory … Test 18

20. reservoir in where … in  on with a 30-cm …  In the next day … which was about … the man I spoke to clearly  clear stopped  stop  illegal  illegally  … have any idea, tells to me … need to be patrolled remain in the good … to say about this … Test 19

21.  will  would The total  A total  looking forward to … return back to … HK is like a child.  seen each other …  sincere  sincerely cock  clock   who  which reply to these … both of sides. Test 24

22. this was replaced by  sometime  sometimes in most of circumstances foot  feet  with  has and who come from the USA, the Britain … There has  There is  for a long time.  not meant as an insult to the territory. circumstances in which … Test 25