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For Arabic speakers, more than two consonants together can be difficult to _______, so they often insert a short vowel between them.
A.announce
B.denounce
C.pronounce
D.renounce

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Susan rarely stays up late, _______?
A.is she
B.isn’t she
C.does she
D.doesn’t she

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My grandfather retired from work last month. He _______ for the same company for 40 years.
A.was working
B.had been working
C.has worked
D.had worked

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I heard the phone ring, I didn’t answer it.
A.Because
B.Only if
C.Even though
D.Provided that

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Flower oils are of the ingredients used in making perfume.
A.among expensive
B.among the most expensive
C.being most expensive
D.expensive

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Hardly any of the paintings at the gallery were for sale, ______?
A.was it
B.wasn't it
C.weren't they
D.were they

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John and Karen persuaded me the conference.
A.attending
B.attended
C.to attend
D.to have attended

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I think it’s to take a few more pictures.
A.enough light
B.lightly enough
C.light enough
D.enough as light

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It is against the law to ________ on the basis of sex, age, marital status, or race.
A.discriminate
B.believe
C.gain
D.suit

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We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.
A.Marie to stop to play
B.Marie stop to play
C.Marie to stop playing
D.that Marie stops playing