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When someone is afraid, they feel fear. The woman was afraid of what she saw. (korkmak) To agree is to…
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THE DISCOVERY of FIRE The ancient Greeks considered fire so great a discover that they believed it was a gift…
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FROM HASHSHASHIN TO ASSASSIN The adoption of assassination as a political weapon derives from the Islamic world of the 11th…
THE DANGER OF HEIGHT Emma Christoffersen was twenty-eight years old when she collapsed moments after leaving a long flight from…
HOW BORING IS FAKENHAM? Dictionaries are clear about, the meaning of 'boring' — "causing boredom, tedious". Boring means something so…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- George ....... to get Sally to marry him for years when, finally, she....... him by saying, "Yes". A)…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Prices ....... steadily all year, so I hope that we ....... a pay rise soon. A) rose/have got…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- We ....... a new car, but we couldn't because we ....... how expensive they were. A) were buying/won't…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Winter, the most unpredictable of all seasons in Istanbul, sometimes ....... as early as October and ....... until…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- The main character was so funny that we laughed continually ....... the whole play. A) during B) until…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- She hasn't washed anything delicate in the washing machine ....... . A) until she bought some special soap…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- As the police ....... the road, we ....... a time-consuming detour around the mountain. A) are dosing/were making…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj3L4AhCkCs 1- Over recent years, many skilled craftsmen and women ....... their jobs in the pottery trade in the UK,…