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The local government and the advisable committee agreed that the construction of the new residential area should play a substantial role in the long-term goals.

• advisable

• residential

• substantial

• long-term

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Neither Mrs. Lan nor the boys want to spend the rest of their life living in the countryside.

• to spend

• want

• their

• living

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Many doctor in our hospital volunteer to help people in remotes areas since last year.

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• our

• volunteer

• areas

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He is going to buy his father's favourite antique vase by the time he returns to his hometown.

• is going to buy

• antique

• by

• returns

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Most of the language used by teenagers today, especially in emails and text messages, is almost unintelligent to elderly people.

• language

• text message

• unintelligent

• elderly

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The principle of comprehensive inputs states that the language provided for students should go only a little beyond their current experience and understanding.

• principle

• comprehensive

• provided

• beyond

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Adults have their own beliefs about love and marriage, and teenagers have ours as well.

• have

• their

• marriage

• ours

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A comparative house in the city centre would be approximately five times as expensive as this one; you just can’t afford it.

• comparative

• approximately

• expensive

• afford

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It's essential that high school students are provided with proper adequate career orientation, so they can make more informed decisions about their future major.

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• adequate

• orientation

• informed

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Learners have voiced their complaints to the language centre that its services are inadequate and not entirely dependent.

• voiced

• complaints

• inadequate

• dependent