Question: 1 Her mother ....... when she was just a little girl.

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Question: 2 If my back starts ......., I can't go anywhere with you next week.

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Question: 3 She was hoping the terrible argument would ....... before the wedding.

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Question: 4 After the car accident, Bob had to ....... his endurance during his rehabilitation classes.

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Question: 5 My uncle has a long beard and a ....... chest.

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Question: 6 Due to his age, everyone thinks he should find a suitable mate and settle ........

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Question: 7 The movie was very shocking because it is ....... a true story that took place in our state.

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Question: 8 His speech was articulate and I asked him to ....... his ideas.

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Question: 9 Our nanny has always been ....... to us.

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Question: 10 I ....... with the book quickly.

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Question: 1 Andrew Smodley is a natural worrier. It is something he has ....... from his father — the king of all worriers.

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Question: 2 But then there are those who are never happy unless they have a problem to ........

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Question: 3 Andrew worried about the weather, the state of the pound, his health, the cost of ....... and once he even worried because he thought he wasn't worrying enough.

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Question: 4 But that was in the past. Things have changed because something happened to him exactly two years ........

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Question: 5 It was in the spring when leaves appear on trees and nature prepares herself for renewal. Other things happen too — people ....... in love.

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Question: 6 Now Andrew doesn't have a romantic ........ He never looks up at the leaves starting to grow, sighs and says: "Ah, here comes the spring!"

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Question: 7 He simply thinks to himself: "I live in a small village by a little stream and ....... this time of year lots of creatures start to wake up and make a lot of noise."

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Question: 8 "In London, which ....... on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

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Question: 9 I apologise for the simplicity of these ....... but I want to illustrate the unimaginative nature which Andrew possesses.

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Question: 10 Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he ........

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Question: 1 ....... any one object if I turn the heating down?

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Question: 2 I ....... come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.

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Question: 3 No matter what happens next I ....... help you.

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Question: 4 They ....... for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.

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Question: 5 I assumed you ....... paying for the repairs until the end of last year.

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Question: 6 ....... get tired of answering the same questions every day?

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Question: 7 She ....... working on that manuscript for 2 years now.

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Question: 8 I ....... there once a long time ago and haven't been back since.

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Question: 9 She ....... trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.

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Question: 10 I ....... complete silence now while I try this experiment.

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