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After a long, hard struggle, we gradually succeeded in having people accept the truth of our theory.

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Ralph Bunche won a Nobel Prize in 1950 for his peacemaking efforts as United Nations diplomat.

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Canada and the United States are cooperating to clean up the contaminated lakes along their borders.

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American children customarily go trick-or treating on Halloween.

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Most astronomers today do not consider Pluto to be a planet in our solar system.

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When Sara was sick, her voice was almost inaudible. We couldn't hear clearly what she was trying to say.

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After the harvest, we had an abundant amount of apples. We made apple pie, apple sauce, and apple juice because we had so many apples!

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Issac Newton was admitted to the prestigious Trinity College, but neglected classes to work on his own private studies.

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Many California mining towns prospered until the gold ran out and prospectors moved on to new areas, leaving boom towns to become ghost towns.

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The newly-discovered species, along with the existing ones has made up a wide variety of plants in this area.

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World’s first artificial satellite, the Sputnik I, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.

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Lauren's predominant features, what you first noticed about her, were her stunning black hair and large, dark eyes.

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They received a ten-year sentence for ______armed robbery.

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I will be busy tonight. Could you help me________ Jane at eight?

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The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to ________ attention all the time.

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It is advisable that people have a medical _________ every six months.

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The other children were always _____fun of him because he was fat and wore glasses.

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I have worked with Harry for nearly ten years, but I rarely get ________him.

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Most doctors and nurses have to work on a _______ once or twice a week at the hospital.

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It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary - the thieves ____ a terrible mess.

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John’s got terrible temper. He probably takes _______his father.

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I've told him ten times that he's got the wrong telephone number. I'll _______crazy if he calls again.

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The school bus _______ and had to be towed to the nearest garage.

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We would like to congratulate you ________ your winning the prize in the eloquence contest last week.

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We went to that new cinema first, then the pizza restaurant and we _____ in the bar near the old bridge.

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We regret to tell you that the materials you ordered are out of ­­­________.

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_______is a person’s first language besides the first language officially used in a community.

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The actress was furious about the lies the newspaper had printed, so she decided to ____ them for damages.

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There was a power failure. All the lights went _____, but we had no candles.

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A plot twist is a change from the way you expect a story to end. Twists are used to keep people interested. A popular plot twist is one that reveals a character which is very different than we originally thought. On some stories, we think of one character as a villain for most of the story, but then there is a plot twist and we learn that the hero was really the bad guy all along.

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Once the school play was finished, the students were applauded for their great performance. The parents were all very proud of the kids’ hard work. The parents continued to clap as the class bowed and began to walk off stage.

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To get a room in that popular hotel, you need to book three months in ______.

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Cars are becoming more and more technologically advanced. In the past decade, we have seen improvements in electric car technology and driverless cars.

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The latest advance comes from Mercedes-Benz. The luxury carmaker has unveiled a car that lets you use your mind to control certain things.

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A Mercedes spokesperson said the car would not be available for purchase any time soon. It is currently in the concept stage of production.

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"Sometimes you have to ______ to avoid making someone feel sad, do you understand?" said Eric to his son.

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The boys had a fistfight in class. They are now heading to the principal's office to __________.

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I was relieved when the new stern-looking teacher was fun in delivering his lessons. I guess you should not ______.

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I could get in trouble for telling mother the real reason I could afford my new bicycle but _______.