As soon as we had finished dinner, the thunderstorm broke.
Hardly ...............................................................................................
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______ The increasing economic polarization in San Francisco has no relation to ethnic and educational patterns.
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B.
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D.

______ City agencies and private charities have succeeded in addressing the problem of homelessness.
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B.
C.
D.

 ______ San Francisco has achieved tremendous successes in construction.
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B.
C.
D.

1966: Around one third of packaging in (7) _____________________ consists of plastic bags.
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B.
C.
D.

1957:The launch of (6) _____________________.
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B.
C.
D.

Plastic parts have made _____________________ as much as fifty per cent more efficient since the 1970s.
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B.
C.
D.

Experts have calculated that a kilo of plastic packaging can lead to a reduction of _______________kilos in wasted food.
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B.
C.
D.

 The use of plastics in major appliances ensures that they will _____________________ corrosion.
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B.
C.
D.

Meat and other food products are wrapped in plastic to protect them from _____________________.
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D.