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The perfect neighborhood for each person
1. ENGLISH
LANGUAGE PLACEMENT TEST
(Written by luis gerardo cruz English teacher)
Choose the answer that you think
is correct and circle the appropriate letter:
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This man has dark
.......................
a) heads b) head
c) hairs d) hair
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2.
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and a .................................
a) beard b) barber
c) moustaches d) facehair
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3.
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He is
................................... a jacket
a) wearing b) carrying
c) having d) holding
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4.
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and he is
.................................. a piece of paper.
a) wearing b) holding
c) having d) getting
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5.
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He is sitting at his
..................................
a) chair b) desk
c) office d) room
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6.
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- perhaps he is
.....................................
a) work b) at work
c) business d) on job
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7.
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You arrive at a party
at 8 p.m. What do you say?
a) Goodnight b) Good-bye
c) Good evening d) Good afternoon
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8.
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Someone offers you a
drink. You don’t want it. What do you say?
a) Thank you b) Please
c) No, thank you d) No, please
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9.
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a) likes not b) don’t like c) doesn’t like d) not like
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10.
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.................................
early in the morning?
a) Does he get
up b) Gets he up c) Do he get up d) Get he up
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11.
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He ..................................... to drive a car.
a) am learning b)
learning c) is learning d) are learning
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12.
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A train is
.................................. a bus.
a) more quickly b) quickly
c) quicker than d) more quick
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13.
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He
....................................... swim very well.
a) not can b) cannot
c) doesn’t can d) don’t can
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14.
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.......................................
the bus to work.
a) Always Roberts
catches b) Roberts always catches c) Roberts catches always d) Roberts does always catches
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15.
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Peter works in
a) He goes there by
train b) He there goes by train c) He goes by train there d) There goes he by train
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16.
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........................................................
TV last night.
a) Did he watch b) Watched he c) Did he watched d) Does he watch
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17.
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I spoke slowly, but
he .................................. understand me.
a) canned not b) didn’t can c) didn’t could d) could not
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18.
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He made
............................................ last year.
a) many money b) much money c) a lot of money d) lots money
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19.
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I asked him
..........................................
a) to not go
away b) to go not away c) not to go away d) go not away
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20.
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He used to live
..........................
a) on b) in
c) to d) at
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21.
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James
............................... to him on the phone.
a) spoked b) speaked
c) spoke d) spoken
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22.
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“ Quiet, please – I
........................................................”
a) am doing a
test! b) do a test! c) doing a test! d) does a test!
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23.
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I won’t go to
a) rain b) would rain c) rains
d) raining
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24.
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While he
.................................. to
a) was driving b) drives
c) drove d) had driven
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25.
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Millions of
cigarettes ............................................ every year.
a) is smoke b) are smoking c) are smoked d) are smoke
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26.
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He has a
................................ experience in marketing in
a) grand b) wide
c) large d) great
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27.
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I remember
............................. him in
a) of meeting b) to meet
c) to meeting d) meeting
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28.
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But I saw him in
a) 3 years ago b) for 3 years c) before 3 years d) since 3 years
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29.
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Could you look
............... the blackboard and read what is on it?
a) to b) on
c) for d) at
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30.
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Smith went abroad
last year. ............................................. abroad before.
a) He had never
been b) He had been never c) He never went d) He went never
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31.
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The last Olympic
Games ..................................... in
a) were helded b) was holded c) were held d) were hold
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32.
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He took
......................... cheese.
a) all of b) all
c) the all d) all of the
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33.
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The committee held a
................................ last week.
a) meeting b) gathering c) session
d) sitting
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34.
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I
............................. the Prime Minister’s speech very carefully.
a) heard to b) heard
c) listened to d) overheard
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35.
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He would have known
that, if he .................................... the meeting.
a) had attended b) would have attended c) has attended d) would attend
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36.
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Would you mind
............................ the door?
a) open b) to open
c) opening d) to opening
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37.
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In August he
..................................... for us for 25 years.
a) will have
worked b) will work c) is going to work d) will be working
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38.
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..................................................
since I came back to the office?
a) Did Robinson
telephone b) Was Robinson
telephoning c) telephoned
Robinson d) Has Robinson telephoned
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39.
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He speaks English
very well ....................... he’s only 12.
a) whereas b) despite
c) in spite of d) although
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40.
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“Don’t do that,” I
said. I
................................. him not to do that.
a) talked b) told
c) spoke d) said
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41.
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He never takes risks.
He’s a very ................................. man.
a) mindful b) anxious
c) attentive d) cautious
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42.
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I’d like to put
............................. a suggestion, if I may.
a) forward b) over
c) across d) through
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43.
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I
.................................. this test for at least half an hour now.
a) do b) am doing
c) have done d) have been doing
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44.
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I’ll speak to him
when he .................................... .
a) will arrive b) is arriving c) arrives
d) would arrive
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45.
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“Can you come
tomorrow?” He asked ........................................... tomorrow.
a) if I come b) that i come c) if I could come d) that I can come
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46.
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He hasn’t come again today. If he doesn’t come,
............................... what to do tomorrow.
a) he wouldn’t
know b) he didn’t know c) he will not have known d) he won’t know
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47.
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CONVERSATION
(questions 47 – 64):
Mr and Mrs Wallace
want to buy a house, so they go to the office of an estate agent.
Agent: Good morning. Mr and Mrs Wallace?
Mrs Wallace: Mr Hogan?
Agent: How do you do.
Mrs Wallace: I spoke to you on the phone. ....................
is my husband.
a) This b) It
c) He d) That
Mr Wallace: How do you do.
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48.
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Agent: How do you do. .............................
sit down.
a) You b) Please
c) Now d) Let
(They all sit down at a desk.)
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49.
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Agent: I understand from our telephone conversation
that you’re ....................................
a) intending b) interesting c) intended
d) interested
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50.
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in buying a property
for about £85,000, is that
.............................. ?
a) true b) possible
c) not d) right
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51.
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Mrs Wallace: No. Well the price is right, but – er –
well, we .................... a problem.
a) make b) have
c) are d) seem
We’ve been living
abroad for the last ten years -
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52.
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Mr Wallace: Longer ................. that.
a) than b) that
c) as d) to
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53.
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Mrs Wallace: Yes, I suppose it is – and we want to settle
back here ............................
a) because b) and
c) but d) so
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54.
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we have very
different ideas of the ......................... of place we’d like to live
in.
a) kind b) piece
c) shape d) area
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55.
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Mr Wallace: Yes, you see ...................... prefer
to live in town, in a centrally located flat.
a) I b) I’d
c) we d) we’d
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56.
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Mrs Wallace: And I am really keen to live in
................ country.
a) the b) a
c) some d) -
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57.
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I want a big garden.
I want a new view. I want to be .................. to go for walks.
a) able b) possible
c) can d) allow
I want to go back to
work – that is, to get back into teaching.
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58.
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Mr Wallace: Well, I’m sure you ................... teach
in
a) would b) might
c) should d) could
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59.
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Mrs Wallace: Yes, ................... I think the chances
of
a) and b) but
c) so d) then
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60.
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getting a job
.......................... probably much greater in a village school
a) is b) are
c) will d) would
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61.
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and I
................... like to be part of the community again, darling.
a) would b) do
c) will d) shall
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62.
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Mr Wallace: And I want to live in a flat
.................... maintenance included.
a) for b) with
c) and d) by
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63.
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You know – you pay
for all the ................. I mean, I’m not a do-it-yourself man.
a) services b) servants
c) assistance d) assistants
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64.
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I don’t like to mend
leaky ......................... , and that sort of thing.
a) walls b) floors
c) roofs d) ceilings
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65.
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AT A HOTEL
(question 65 – 80)
Mr Graham has just
checked into a hotel, but he is not happy with his room. He goes down to the
reception desk.
Mr Graham: I’m ................... there’s been a
mistake. My room doesn’t have a bath.
a) sorry b) afraid
c) anxious d) regret
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66.
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Hotel Clerk: Well, I think your room is correct, sir.
Room 118 ..................... ?
a) don’t you b) isn’t it
c) doesn’t it d) can you
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67.
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Mr Graham: ............................., could I have
a bath, please?
a) Thus b) Well
c) In spite d) Thank you
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68.
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Hotel Clerk: Er – I’m afraid we don’t ................. a
room with a bath and –
a) reserve b) get
c) have d) retain
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69.
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Mr Graham: Look, I’m very tired. I don’t want to
................... but my firm always book a room with a bath.
a) shout b) denounce
c) anger d) argue
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70.
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Hotel Clerk: Er – I’ll check the .......................
a)
correspondence b) mailing c) communicate d) lettering
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71.
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but I don’t think you
were ...................... into a room with a bath.
a) reserved b) checked
c) booked d) registered
There we are, it is
Mr Graham, isn’t it?
Mr Graham: It is, yes.
The clerk shows Mr
Graham a letter.
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72.
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Hotel Clerk: Yes, one ..................... room.
a) alone b) single
c) bathless d) only
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73.
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Mr Graham: I’ll see them when I get back. Well, I
.................. that it’s our mistake,
a) appreciate b) deprecate c) respect
d) expect
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74.
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but are you sure
there’s ......................... with a bath?
a) not b) something c) anything
d) nothing
Hotel Clerk: Well, .............
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75.
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Mr Graham: I’ve just flown a very long
.................... and I’m very tired and all I want is a bath and a sleep.
a) distance b) airline
c) period d) timing
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76.
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Hotel Clerk: Well, as I’ve said, sir, there’s
...................... nothing for tonight.
a) extremely b) perfectly c) absolutely d) especially
But let’s see. You’re
here for five days, aren’t you?
Mr Graham: Oh dear!
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77.
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Hotel Clerk: I’ll just have a .................. with the
manager.
a)
word b) sentence c) phrase
d) dialogue
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78.
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Mr Graham: I would ......................... it.
a) value b) appreciate c) thank
d) reward
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79.
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I’m
................................. to have a long hot bath!
a) despaired b) worried
c) desperate d) overwhelmed
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80.
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Hotel Clerk: Don’t worry, sir!
............................ it with me.
a) Let b) Leave
c) Give d) Stop
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