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My new hiking boots will be great once I've ........them.........  
A.broken  -  in
B.put - through
C.taken - to
D.fixed-up

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The break-in turned out to be ...... because it made us more aware of the insecurity of the   neighbourhood
A.a  Jack  of all trades
B.a storm in a teacup
C.a  blessing in disguise
D.a matter of life and death

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Should I buy a new bike or a used one?  ~  Dung: Buy ......you can  afford
A.the  one  whichever
B.which one that
C.those  that
D.whichever one

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Don't count your........ before they
A.ducklings
B.chickens
C.puppies
D.birds

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There isn't a.........of truth in his words. What a  liar!
A.wealth
B.trace
C.pack
D.grain

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They arrived home only to find their house........in their  absence
A.was   burgled
B.has  burgled
C.had been burgled
D.was burgling

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…... traveling is educational, it can also be stressful and  expensive
A.Since
B.Providing
C.While
D.Even

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She insisted that the report ........ as his source of  information.
A.not  be  mentioned
B.not to mention
C.not  mentioning
D.not mention

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........could only have been made by someone  incompetent.
A.How  serious a mistake
B.Such serious mistake  
C.So serious is  this mistake
D.So serious a mistake

The apples have all ___.
A.are eaten
B.been eating
C.being eaten
D.been eaten