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I refuse to believe a word of it; it’s a cock-and-___________story.

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Never_________him stand on the deserted station platform.

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Newspaper publishers in the States have estimated reads a newspaper every day.

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Drinking water excessive amounts of fluorides may leave a stained or mottled effect on the enamel of teeth.

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It’s funny you should say that. I’ve just had the thought.

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It doesn’t matter how much you offer to pay, he won’t sell the antique vase.

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She____________her success to hard work.

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   During the last 400 years, most scientists have (17) ________on mathematics in their development of their inventions or discoveries. However, one great British scientist, Michael Faraday, did not make (18)__________of mathematics. Faraday, the son of a poor blacksmith, was born in London in 1791 and had no (19) _________beyond reading and writing.

   In 1812 Faraday was hired as a bottle washer by the great chemist Humphry Davy. Later, Faraday became a greater scientist than Davy, making the last years of Davy's life embittered (20) __________ jealousy. Faraday made the first (21)__________motor in 1821, a device that used electricity to produce movement.

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