A - READING - UNIT 9

He got wet ............. he forgot his umbrella.

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He stops working ................ heavy rain.

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They have a lot of difficulties in their life ................. their poverty.

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Tom wakes his parents up ............. playing the guitar very softly

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Nobody could hear her_______ she spoke too quietly.

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We decided to leave early _______the party was boring.

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Many people believe him__________ he often tells a lie.

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_______she was very hard-working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family.

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_______her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.

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______her poorness, she feels happy.

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