1. The movie The Lost Weekend is really _______ seeing. 11.

11. _______ the difficulty of the material, the teacher took

a. worthy extra time teaching it to her students.
b. worthwhile a. Because recognizing
c. worth it b. By recognizing
d. worth c. Recognizing
2. The investment company was accused _______ to take all d. To recognize
the money. 12. What qualifications _______ in order to become
a. to try president?
b. for trying a. must someone have
c. that they tried b. must have someone
d. of trying c. someone must have
3. In order to finish the paper on time, Joseph _______ miss d. have someone
the lecture. 13. We will have to be very efficient during our meeting; I
a. would have had to have an appointment this afternoon, so _______ eleven
b. have to thirty.
c. have had to a. we’ll finish up to
d. couldn’t have to b. we’ll have to finish by
4. Ann will be amazed _______ how fast her grandson has c. we should finish until
grown. d. we could have finished at
a. that 14. The towers of the new bridge are fifty-six meters
b. at _______ the old one.
c. for a. as high as those of
d. in b. as high as
5. _______, we didn’t need to meet the applicant after c. higher than of
seeing her resume. d. higher than those of
a. It suffices saying 15. From the angry crowd _______ many objections.
b. Suffice it to say a. it arose
c. To say suffices it b. they arose
d. To suffice it c. there arose
6. _______ great at math, but she can also speak three d. there arise
languages. 16. Learning is a lifelong process through _______ must go.
a. Although Lisa is a. it everyone
b. Not only Lisa is b. everyone
c. Not only is Lisa c. which everyone
d. Whereas is Lisa d. that everyone
7. The fisherman wanted to free the dolphin without letting 17. After the interview, Susan felt unable to say how
the fish _______ away. _______.
a. getting a. did she go
b. to get b. did it go
c. get c. she went
d. gets d. it went
8. _______ economists’ predictions, the stock market still 18. I have carefully examined the customer’s complaint, but
has not recovered. _______ I should go forward.
a. Although a. it’s not altogether clear how
b. Despite b. it’s altogether not clear to
c. Regardless c. altogether isn’t it clear if
d. On the contrary d. altogether it’s clear not only
9. Dr. Briggs’ recommendation was different _______ Dr. 19. If you _______ your application, you’ll miss the
Simpson. deadline.
a. than that of a. delay sending
b. than b. delay to send
c. than of c. will delay sending
d. that of d. would delay to send
10. An inspiring mentor, Dr. Higgins _______ the best in 20. According to a recent report, cellular phone sales
his interns. _______ 450 million a year.
a. brings across a. were approached
b. brings up b. are approaching
c. brings over c. has approached
d. brings out d. have been approached 1
21. Since this soup is very hot, you _______ it right away. 31. This project is _______ for an introductory-level class.
a. might have eaten a. too much really hard
b. might not be able to eat b. much too really hard
c. could have eaten c. really much too hard
d. could not be able to eat d. really hard too much
22. I know that our football team has not beaten yours for 32. Many people worry about _______ their old age.
many years, but I still believe it _______. a. caring for during
a. happens b. to care for
b. will be happen c. being cared for by
c. will have happened d. being cared for in
d. might happen 33. When Ellen submitted her application for a raise, the
23. The principal stands by all her decisions even though salary committee could not believe _______ thinking.
_______ popular. a. what was she
a. they have not always been b. what she was
b. they always have not been c. of what she was
c. they have not been always d. she was
d. not always have been 34. I like to imagine what _______ to live in a foreign
24. David Smith is the name of the man _______ daughter I country.
met. a. would it be like
a. his b. would be like
b. whose c. it would like
c. who his d. it would be like
d. whom his 35. Dogs and wolves are two _______ species of mammals.
25. Helen’s decision to retire _______ surprise. a. closely related
a. caught me in b. close related
b. caught me by c. closed related
c. was caught by my d. related closely
d. was caught in my 36. Henry didn’t get the job because he _______ a college
26. I bet I’m not the first person _______ that you have a education.
wonderful singing voice. a. has lack of
a. who telling you b. is lack
b. who tells c. lacks
c. to tell you d. is lack of
d. tells you 37. The temperatures this year are _______ those of last
27. All the students tried _______ to win the recycling prize. year.
a. their best they could a. nearly low as
b. their best b. nearly as low as
c. with their best c. as nearly low as
d. as their best d. as lower than
28. Now that he has started law school, Eric _______ give 38. Bill _______ play the piano, he plays the violin and flute
up his volunteer work. too.
a. has had to a. just doesn’t
b. has had b. just does
c. has been c. does just
d. was to d. doesn’t just
29. The Olympics _______ for athletes from all over the 39. It seemed like _______ concept to learn.
world to compete with each other. a. somewhat confusing
a. possibly make b. confusing somewhat
b. make possible c. a somewhat confusing
c. make it possibly d. a confusing somewhat
d. make it possible 40. _______ for the special website design class should sign
30. Having _______ knowledge of computers is now a very up by tomorrow.
important job skill. a. Those registering
a. worked for a b. Those register
b. worked a c. They are registering
c. a working d. They are registered
d. work for

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41. Plans to build a new elementary school are _______. 51. Linda _______ in school because she studies a great
a. elevated deal.
b. interlocking (fit/fasten firmly together) a. supersedes (replace the old-fashioned/unsuitable ones in
c. fortified (make sth stronger) age/ability)
d. underway b. surpasses (+ Object: do better than)
42. You can definitely _______ Sarah to get the job c. excels
done. d. ensues (follows)
a. look at 52. In the last century, we _______ on a new era of
b. count on peace and prosperity. (> < disembarked)
c. figure out a. embarked (start doing sth new/difficult or get on ship)
d. regard to b. encroached (use up too much personal time)
43. To lose weight, he is on a _______-calorie diet. c. trespassed
a. contracted d. wandered
b. declined 53. Due to time _______, we’ll have to end the meeting
c. diminished (decreased_smaller/weaker) at three o’clock.
d. reduced a. processes
44. The professor _______ his students so much that b. functions
they were scared to ask him any questions. c. boundaries
a. apprehended (caught/arrested, understand/recognize) d. constraints
b. intimidated 54. We found the physics professor’s explanation
c. articulated (truck_joined for easy move) ≠ articulate _______.
d. collaborated (fluent in speech) a. infinite
45. When I returned from my vacation, I found a huge b. eminent (famous and respected)
_______ of work to do. c. illuminating (clearer/easier to understand)
a. postscript (PS: tái bút) d. augmenting (increasing)
b. outreach 55. The trousers developed for industrial workers are
c. backlog (undone workload) made from a very _______ fabric.
d. upkeep (of sth= maintenance cost)/allowance for a. persistent
bringing up kids) b. stubborn
46. With a bit of _______ Mark might agree to take on c. durable
the project. d. capable
a. coaxing (persuade gently) 56. Even at very high temperatures, this material still
b. taunting (make s.o upset/angry by saying unkind things) _______ its shape.
c. vexing (annoying) a. reforms
d. dusting (dust removing) b. reserves
47. She saved a lot of money through _______ financial c. resolves
planning. d. retains
a. impudent (rude) 57. If Daniel leaves, the company will have trouble
b. prudent (sensible and careful in judgement to avoid risks) finding a replacement of his _______.
c. precarious (dangerous) a. equality
d. conducive (to sth: suitable for/facilitate) b. periphery (outer edge of an area/less important part)
48. The thought of snakes and spiders _______ him. c. amplitude (the greatest distance a sound wave vibrates)
a. decomposed d. caliber (standard)
b. despised 58. The newspaper caused an _______ insult when it
c. detached spelled the visiting dignitary’s name wrong.
d. disgusted a. imprecise (inaccurate)
49. Even though Bob and Jim are good friends, they’re b. inadvertent (unintentional)
_______ when they play soccer. c. inadequate (insufficient)
a. rivals d. inexact (= a.)
b. contrasts 59. In her speech, the professor ______ her colleague’s
c. counterparts contribution to the study.
d. aggregates (total numbers/amounts) a. attributed
50. Donna lost her purse and was _______ searching for b. accredited (officially approved/recognized)
it everywhere. c. acknowledged
a. unspeakably d. certified
b. glaringly (= very bright/extremely/blatantly 60. It is best that a judge be as _______ as possible
+obvious/apparent/evident/wrong/absent) when deciding cases.
c. obscurely a. equalized c. perceptible
d. frantically (extremely frightened/worried) b. impartial d. intentional 3
61. Record amounts of snow last winter led to a 71. The owner of the business _______ the latest tax bill
_______ in demand for snow-removal equipment. she received.
a. burden a. retaliated (revenged)
b. pressure b. vetoed (stopped sth from happening by official authority)
c. wave c. disputed
d. surge (rush) d. argued
62. Kate had to overcome a great deal of _______ to 72. Rebecca was held _______ for the damage her dog
finally achieve her academic goals. caused to her neighbor’s property.
a. vigilance (watchfulness) a. liable (legally responsible for paying cost)
b. adversity (unpleasant situation) b. mindful (conscious)
c. differentiation c. notorious
d. endeavor (attempt to do sth new/difficult) d. salutary (have a good effect though unpleasant)
63. Neither of them is home during the day because 73. Our _______ on the train was so small that the trip
their work schedules _______. was very uncomfortable.
a. overrun (take more time/money than intended) a. cabinet
b. overcome b. component
c. overlap (cover part of the other) c. caravan
d. overwhelm d. compartment
64. That _______ man cannot stop looking at himself in 74. Good times are just _______.
the mirror. a. over the edge (force s.o to lose control of behaviour)
a. overt (done in an open way, not secretly) b. at the limit
b. vain (too proud of appearance/abilities/achievements) c. under the wire (just in time)
c. futile (pointless) d. around the corner (very near)
d. magnified (enlarged) 75. The large rabbit _______ from the hole, followed by
65. It would set a bad _______ if we changed the rules three smaller ones.
just for one student. a. erupted
a. precedent (rule/example followed in situation later) b. emerged
b. precaution c. lapsed (no longer valid=expire)
c. infringement (act of breaking a law) d. upheld (support the right thing to continue existing)
d. manifestation (a sign that sth happens/exists) 76. Joe is such a good student. His low chemistry score
66. There have been _______ no changes in the striking is just _______.
workers’ demands. a. a delusion (deception)
a. provocatively (intended to make people angry/upset) b. a malocclusion (misalignment of teeth)
b. eventually c. an excursion
c. gravely d. an aberration (unacceptable and unusual way of behaving)
d. virtually 77. What were the _______ causes of Sam’s poor sales
67. Mary went to the doctor because she was suffering record?
from extreme _______. a. underlying
a. fatigue b. basement
b. outrage (outrageous=shocking/scandalous) c. elementary
c. squalor (dirty/unpleasant condition) d. founding
d. depletion (the act of using up sth) 78. After yesterday’s snowstorm, I had a _______ that
68. We added more memory to our computer for the schools would be closed.
_______ performance. a. hunch (based on feeling, no evidence)
a. amended (changed law) b. fervor (enthusiasm)
b. enhanced c. glint (small bright flash of lightshow emotion from eyes)
c. rectified (corrected) d. pulse
d. distended (swelled up because of inside pressure) 79. The tall grass _______ in the gentle breeze.
69. A feeling of fear _______ the crowd as the storm a. whisked (beat eggs)
approached. b. swayed (swing_move slowly from side to side)
a. suspended c. rocked
b. pervaded (permeated: spread through and noticeable) d. whipped (mixed cream)
c. amplified 80. There are several unique traits that _______ native
d. injected birds of this region.
70. Ms. Winchell is a strict teacher known for her a. exhibit
______ to the school board’s rules and regulations. b. specialize
a. occurrence c. adherence (behave according to a c. characterize
set of rules/beliefs) d. imply
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b. execution d. presentation
SUPPLY THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS GIVEN IN BRACKETS.

1. The exhibition contains faded photographs reminding us of a BYGONE era. (GO)

2. He mixes CONTEMPORARY ideas with those of the old times. (TEMP)
3. I prefer this newspaper because it covers the most TOPICAL news stories. (TOPIC)
4. The trouble with a back injury is that there is a great risk of RECURRENCE. (RECUR)
5. He was imprisoned for two CONCURRENT terms of 30 months and 18 months. (CONCUR)
6. The museum’s collection includes ARTEFACTS dating back to prehistoric times. (FACT)
7. The amounts of radioactivity present were INFINITESIMALLY small. (FINITE)
8. The pipes were beginning to rust, DISCOLORING the water. (COLOR)
9. The materials used have to be able to WITHSTAND high temperature. (STAND)
10. We’ve seen a DETERIORATION in relations between countries. (DETER)
11. This work is in austere COUNTERPOINT to that of Gaudi. We can see that there is a pleasing and interesting
contrast between the two works of art. (POINT)
12. These EMBALMING substances, including fairly exotic materials, were as complex as those used for human
mummification. (BALM)
13. Everyone should try to maintain their INDIVIDUALITY. (DIVIDE)
14. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to DISSOCIATE myself from the group. (SOCIAL)
15. New immigrants have been successfully ASSIMILATED into the community. (SIMILAR)
16. He doesn’t conform to the STEREOTYPICAL image of the businessman with a dark suit and briefcase. (TYPE)
17. He wanted Jill to give up her life of alcohol and SELF-DESTRUCTION. (DESTROY)
18. Some people create a(n) COUNTER-CULTURE (an alternative social group) and rebel against the traditional way of
life. (CULTURE)
19. The six long years in prison had COARSENED him. (COARSE)
20. College DROPOUTS have increased for the past years in. (DROP)
21. While all the desserts are pretty good, the clear STANDOUT is the lemon pie. (STAND)
22. The sports association accepted the inevitability of a(n) BREAKAWAY by the elite clubs. (BREAK)
23. Since the OPT-OUT, the hospital has been responsible for its own budgeting. (OPT)
24. Another type of technology is being introduced. It’s called Microdrone and it’s a TOY-SIZED (TOY) remote-control
craft that hovers above streets or crowds to film what’s going on beneath.
25. The drones are small enough to be UNNOTICED (NOTICE) by people on the ground when they are flying at 350ft.
26. They contain HIGH-RESOLUTION (RESOLUTE) video surveillance equipment and an infrared night vision
capability.
27. Even in darkness they give their operators a bird’s eye view of locations while remaining virtually
UNDETECTABLE (DETECT).
28. She looked absolutely DUMBFOUNDED when I told her what had happened. She could hardly say a word. (DUMB)
29. The police described it as one of the most REPULSIVE/COMPULSIVE crimes in recent years. (PULSE)
30. It was not wickedness that led him into crime but a cheerfully IMPULSIVE nature and a complete lack of reasoning
power. (PULSE)
31. The PHARMACEUTICAL company sent millions of dollars marketing their new wonder drug. (PHARMACY)
32. Although the drug is very effective, it does have some unpleasant SIDE-EFFECTS/AFTER-EFFECTS. (EFFECT)
33. This margarine is full of food ADDITIVES – just look the label! (ADD)
34. Patients with diseases that are highly CONTAGIOUS are isolated in a special area. (CONTAGION)
35. Very soon, ‘Third World’ came to CONNOTE poverty. (NOTE)
36. The government has UNVEILED plans for new energy legislation. (VEIL)
37. The complexity of these ‘simplest’ forms of life is BEWILDERING. (WILD)
38. Early man made use of the medical properties of insects and reptiles to treat common AILMENTS. (AIL)
39. Scientists are convinced that, because crocodiles have such a long LIFESPAN, they must have a natural ability to
combat infection. (LIFE)
40. University professors both teach and UNDERTAKE research. (TAKE)
41. There is a strong smell of DISINFECTANT(S) in the hospital. (INFECT)
42. Steroids often help reduce the INFLAMMATION and itching in the skin. (FLAME)
43. These materials are highly (IN)FLAMMABLE/NON-FLAMMABLE. (FLAME)
44. They are producing ANTI-INFLAMMATORY drugs for arthritis. (FLAME)
45. The organization works in many WAR-TORN (WAR) and POVERTY-STRICKEN (POOR) countries.
46. An NGO is helping to make ozone-friendly natural REFRIGERANTS designed to replace R-22 in
47. existing air conditioning and REFRIGERATION systems. (FRIDGE)
48. They were asked to ENUMERATE the factors that had influenced their choice. (NUMBER)
49. Students mustn’t be INNUMERATE and illiterate when they leave school. (NUMBER)
50. Treat them with this kind of spray to make them WATERPROOF/ WATER-RESISTANT. (WATER)

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KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION (from three to eight words)

1. We would always take great care when flying at night. (WITS)

--> We always used TO HAVE/KEEP OUR WITS ABOUT US when flying at night.
2. Elaine’s very bright so she won’t have been taken in, whatever they said. (UPTAKE)
--> Elaine’s very QUICK ON THE UPTAKE so she won’t have been taken in, whatever they said.
3. Don’t let her give in however hard they try to persuade her. (GUNS)
--> Make sure she STICKS TO HER GUNS however hard they try to persuade her.
4. Bill changed his ways when he came out of prison. (LEAF)
--> Bill HAS TURNED OVER A NEW LEAF since he came out of prison.
5. I have got such a lot of work at the moment that I cannot afford to take the day off. (SNOWED)
--> I AM SNOWED UNDER WITH/AT WORK at the moment that I cannot afford to take the day off.
6. I think you misunderstood, Kevin. (STICK)
--> I think you must HAVE GOT THE WRONG END OF THE STICK, Kevin.
7. There are going to be a few changes round here; do you see what I mean, Tim? (DRIFT)
--> There are going to be a few changes round here; if YOU CATCH/GET MY DRIFT, Tim.
8. I didn’t get home late so Dad wasn’t upset with me. (BOOKS)
--> I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DAD’S BAD BOOKS if I’d got home late.
9. Dickens is a much better writer than Trollope. (LIKE)
--> Trollope is NOTHING LIKE AS GOOD A WRITER AS Dickens.
10. My new job is much more satisfying than any job I’ve ever had. (AWAY)
--> My new job is (BY) FAR AND AWAY THE MOST SATISFYING one I’ve ever had.
11. She vividly described the expedition and that made it seem exciting. (LIFE)
--> The thing WHICH BROUGHT THE EXPEDITION TO LIFE was her vivid description.
12. You’d better talk to those in charge about that. (POWERS)
--> You’d better talk to THE POWERS THAT BE about that.
13. You know you’re not allowed to cheat, Lucy. (AGAINST)
--> You know CHEATING IS AGAINST THE RULES/ IT’S AGAINST THE RULES TO CHEAT, Lucy.
14. Severely punishing people like that hardly ever has any effect. (BOOK)
--> Hardly ever DOES THROWING THE BOOK AT people like that hardly ever has any effect.
15. I passed the exam, but only just! (SCRAPE)
--> I managed TO SCRAPE THROUGH the exam.
16. As a singer, Kay has recently become involved in more diverse style of music. (BRANCHED)
--> Recently, Kay HAS RECENTLY BRANCHED OUT INTO (SINGING) style of music.
17. Mark was so insensitive to my needs that I was furious. (INCENSED)
--> I was INCENSED AT MARK’S INSENSITIVITY/THAT MARK WAS SO INSENSITIVE to my needs.
18. The festival was so well organized that everything went smoothly. (CLOCKWORK)
--> Everything at the festival WENT/ RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK THANKS to the excellent organization.
19. A huge number of people applied for the job. (FLOOD)
--> There was A FLOOD OF APPLICATIONS/ PEOPLE APPLYING for the job.
20. What alienated the workforce was that the management never consulted them. (LACK)
--> It was THE LACK OF CONSULTATION THAT ALIENATED THE WORKFORCE against the management.
21. There are so many different styles of ethnic cuisine to choose from these days. (SPOILT)
--> These days, we are SPOILT FOR CHOICE WHEN IT comes to ethnic cuisine.
22. Ray agonized over whether he should tell his host that the chicken was underdone. (QUANDARY)
--> Discovering that the chicken was underdone PUT RAY IN A QUANDARY- should he tell his host or not?
23. The rent takes a large bite out of my salary every month. (EATS)
--> Paying the rent really EATS INTO/ AWAY AT MY SALARY every month.
24. Strict punishments for littering have recently been introduced by the police. (CLAMPING)
--> Nowadays, the police ARE CLAMPING DOWN ON littering.
25. Five actors were competing for the leading role in the play. (CONTENTION)
--> There WERE FIVE ACTORS IN CONTENTION FOR the leading role in the play. 6
IDENTIFY 10 ERRORS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES AND CORRECT THEM.
PASSAGE 1:
Between 1977 and 1981, three groups of American women, numbered (numbering) 27 in all, between the age
(ages) of 35 and 65, were given month-long tests to determine how they would response (respond)
to conditions resembling those on the space shuttle. Carefully selected from among many applicants, the
women were volunteers and pay was barely above the minimum wage. They weren't allowed to smoke or drink
alcohol during the tests, and they were expected to tolerate each other's company at closed (close)
quarters for the entire period. Among other things, they had to stand pressure three times of (x)
the force of gravity and carry out both physical and mental tasks while exhausted from strenuous physical
exercises (exercise). At the end of ten days, they had to spend a further twenty days absolutely confined to bed,
during that (which) time they suffered backaches and discomforts, and when they were finally allowed up, the
more physically active women were especially subject to pains due to a light (slight) calcium loss. Results of the
tests suggest that women have significant advantages on (over) men in space. They need less food and less
oxygen and they stand up to radiation well (better). Men's advantages in terms of strength and stamina,
meanwhile, are virtually wiped out by the zero-gravity condition in space.

PASSAGE 2:
Simply be (being) bilingual does not qualify anyone for interpreting. Interpreting does (is) not merely a
mechanical process of converting one sentence in language A into a (the) same sentence in language B.
Rather, it is a complex art in that (which) thoughts and idioms which have no obvious analogues from tongue to
tongue – or words which have multiple meanings- must quickly be transformed in many (such) a way that the
message is clearly and accurately expressing (expressed) to the listener. There are two kinds of interpreters,
simultaneous and consecutive, each requires (requiring) separate talents. The former, sitting in an isolated
booth, usually at a large multilingual conference, speaks to listeners wearing headphones, interpreting that
(what) a foreign-language speaker says as he says it – actually a sentence afterwards. Consecutive
interpreters are the one (ones) most international negotiators use. They are mainly employed for smaller
meetings without sound booths, headphones, and another (other) high-tech gear.

PASSAGE 3:
There is now increased (increasing) concern about the world’s energy resources, particular (particularly)
about those involve (involving) fossil fuels. In more (less) than a hundred years we shall probably exhaust all
the present sources of oil and gas. The world’s coal reserves should last longer and (but), once used, these
cannot be renewed. It is important, therefore, which (that) we should develop so (such) alternative sources of
energy as solar energy but (and) nuclear energy as well as water and wind power (classed as renewable
energy). Until these energy supplies are widely used, it is important for the developed countries reducing (to
reduce) energy consumption as many (much) as possible.

PASSAGE 4:
Because of (x) different tree species adapting to different climates and soil types have evolved over millennium
(millennia), many kinds of forests occupy the Earth today. The primitive forests of several hundred million years
ago consisted of less (fewer) kinds of trees. In fact, the earliest ‘trees’, which grew nearly 500 million years ago,
were like giant club mosses. They lack (lacked) true roots and consisted of a confused mass (mass of)
specialized branches that climbed at (over) rocky ground. Fifty million years later came the dense forests of tree
ferns that prevailed (prevailed in) tropical climates of that era. The forerunners of modern conifers-trees that
bear cones – were on the scene 300 millions (million) years ago, when plant life abundant (abundantly)
colonized marshy land, building the tremendous coal and oil reserves so important today. By the time the
dinosaurs roamed the Earth some 180 million years before (ago), seed-bearing trees that shed their leaves in
winter evolved; from these have sprung our present deciduous forests.

PASSAGE 5:
A newspaper makes its money from the price people pay for it and also from the advertisings (advertisements)
it carries. A popular newspaper with a circulation of over five million daily makes a lot of money. Less seriously
(serious) newspapers are probably read just for entertainment. They have big headlines above the new stories,
funny cartoons to look at and sensational photos of violent (violence). The gossip columns are full of stories of
private live (lives) of famous people. No one takes the political views of such newspaper seriously. On another
(the other) hand, in a free country where there is no censorship, serious newspapers are read principle
(principally) for their news, sent to themselves (them) by their correspondences (correspondents) round the
world and by the big news agency (agencies). People also read these newspapers for their revisions
(reviews) of new books, films and plays, and for their editorials, which represent the opinion of the
newspaper itself about the important events and issues of the moment. 7
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(II)
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(II)