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The fastest commercial sailing … (a)   s of all time were clippers, three-masted ships built to transport goods around the world, although some also took passengers.

The fastest commercial sailing vessels of all time were … (a)   s, three-masted ships built to transport goods around the world, although some also took passengers.

From the 1840s until 1869, when the Suez Canal opened and steam … (a)    was replacing sail, clippers dominated world trade.

From the 1840s until 1869, when the Suez Canal opened and steam propulsion was replacing sail, clippers … (a)   d world trade.

Although many were built, only one has survived more or less … (a)   : Cutty Sark, now on display in Greenwich, southeast London.

Although many were built, only one has survived more or less intact: Cutty Sark, now …...... …................  in Greenwich, southeast London.

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The witch is … (a)   ed in Cutty Sark’s figurehead the carving of a woman typically at the front of old sailing ships. 

In … (a)   , and in Burns’s poem, witches cannot cross water, so this was a rather strange choice of name for a ship.

To …........... ….......... construction, Willis chose a new shipbuilding firm, Scott & Linton, and ensured that the contract with them put him in a very strong position.

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To carry out construction, Willis chose a new ….............. ….......... , Scott & Linton, and ensured that the contract with them put him in a very strong position.

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