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“The SGR has been at the
A.uniform | B.jeans | C.sweater | D.blouse |
A.check over | B.check out | C.check in | D.check up |
A.neighbors | B.colleagues | C.families | D.visitors |
A.urged | B.promised | C.selected | D.forced |
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A.imagine | B.reward | C.support | D.prepare |
A.directing | B.exchanging | C.accompanying | D.transporting |
A.never | B.ever | C.sometimes | D.often |
A.Chinese | B.men | C.women | D.Kenyans |
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A.government | B.economy | C.law | D.independence |
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A.benefits | B.challenges | C.conflicts | D.technologies |
A.increasing | B.reducing | C.forbidding | D.considering |
A.opposite | B.end | C.cost | D.heart |
A.process | B.discovery | C.achievement | D.launch |
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