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1. (1) If the first President of the United States (2) hadn't laid the foundations for (3) growth, the
country today (4) wouldn't have been one of (5) the most competitive and thriving economies in the
world.

2. College is (1) about many things, from learning about specific subject and the world (2) in
general, (3) to increasing your breadth through a (4) broad range of (5) difference experience.

3. Chief executive Bob Dudley said he (1) expected global oil supply and (2) demand to balance
towards (3) the end of the year, (4) which could help (5) pushing prices higher.

4. It's becoming (1) clearly that humans have caused most of the past century's warming by (2)
releasing (3) heat-trapping gases (4) as we power our modern (5) lives.

5. The retreat aims to strip you (1) of things that are unnecessary; (2) therefore, you will live in (3)
the simplest conditions (4) possible so you can concentrate on (5) which is essential to life.

6. Director George Lucas (1) was inspired (2) to create the Wookiee character Chewbacca – a
“gentle, hairy, (3) non-English-speaking co-pilot” –after (4) being seen his wife’s dog (5) sitting in
the passenger seat of his car.

7. We (1) define ecotourism (2) as "a responsible travel to (3) nature areas (4) which conserves the
environment and (5) improves the welfare of the local people."

8. Georges Cluny asked (1) for Thai government's respect to human (2) rights of the immigrants, (3)
who were (4) alleged mistreated by Thai (5) authorities.

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9. Extreme sports are (1) frequently (2) association with young adults (3) wishing to themselves to
the (4) limits of their physical ability and (5) fear.

10. (1) More than 75,000 motorists were caught (2) to run red lights in the month after traffic
cameras went (3) up at city intersections, (4) but less than 5,000 have paid the fine at the 11 (5)
designated locations.

11. It is essential that a chemist (1) creates food products in the laboratory (2) so that consumers
can (3) have (4) substitution for (5) certainly scarce or expensive natural foods.

12. (1) Despite of the fact that (2) there are no scientifically proven benefits, athletes say they are
using cupping to ease aches and pains, and (3) to help with recovery (4) from the physical toil of
(5) constant training and competing.

13. (1) A research shows that, in all subject areas, (2) the majority of test questions on college
exams come from the professor’s lectures and (3) that students (4) taking better class notes (5) get
better course grades.

14. After two months of (1) sharp increases (2) in food prices, grocers (3) are starting to pass on
their (4) higher wholesale costs to (5) consumer.

15. Teachers (1) using the traditional approach (2) teaches students only how to (3) follow the
teacher’s direction in (4) solving routine problems, but do not teach students how to think (5)
critically or to solve non-routine problems.

16. The huge population of mobile users, (1) that boomed (2) as a result of a burgeoning middle
class, (3) represents one of the world's (4) most important markets for companies (5) such as
Apple.

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17. (1) Unlike some of the other photographers he (2) comes across on reserves, Harry avoids (3)
to use artificial lighting, (4) preferring to stick to natural (5) light and conditions.

18. (1) A troupe of Morris dancers (2) wearing black face paint (3) was harangued during a street
(4) performance and accused (5) for being racist.

19. Not only (1) the region contains some of the most primeval forests (2) still known to exist, (3) but
it also has a rich cultural heritage that is (4) founded upon the sustainable (5) use of the land.

20. (1) According to new research, people (2) living in Palaeolithic times, (3) commonly known as
the Stone Age, (4) they hunted elephants (5) as a valuable source of food.

21. The crime rate has continued (1) to raise in American cities (2) despite efforts on the part of (3)
both government and (4) private citizens to curb (5) it.

22. The (1) number of sugar in (2) a 250ml serving of one of our (3) smoothies is (4) the same as
you'd find in a banana and (5) another portion of fruit.

23. New products, (1) for example dietary supplements and (2) healthy organic food, (3) are
available on the market to meet the needs of (4) those who wish to keep healthy while (5)
maintaining their busy lifestyles.

24. If I feel (1) fatiguing, I (2) will rest my body and brain by (3) lying in the bed and (4) listening to
the music (5) at the same time.

25. (1) While male mosquitoes don't bite humans, (2) but rather feed off flower nectar, female
mosquitoes are (3) the ones (4) that require meals of blood (5) in developing and lay eggs.

26. Social media pages (1) were turned (2) to a sea of black (3) as news emerged of the (4) death
of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's (5) longest-reigning monarch.

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27. (1) Floods are one of the (2) leading (3) causes of death (4) from natural disasters (5) of the
United States.

28. (1) If Thomas Alva Edison (2) gave up after (3) his failures, he (4) would not have found a way
(5) to invent the lightbulb.

29. (1) Regular moderate (2) exercising can improve your (3) life expectancy, and vigorous
exercise (4) may improve your longevity (5) even more.

30. Scientists have discovered (1) a 99 (2) million-years-old bird wing (3) trapped in amber (4) that
shows the similarities (5) between dinosaurs and modern bird feathers.

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