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 2.  John ..... good-bye and hurriedly left the room. 

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 3.  Who ..... at the last meeting? Do you remember? 

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 4.  I want you ..... more slowly; I can’t understand you. 

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 5.  I don’t like David; he mainly ..... sport.                

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 6.  First of all I’d like ..... a few words about my background.              

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 7.  My Grandfather was very clever; he could ..... several foreign languages. 

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 8.  What did you .....? I am sorry I wasn’t listening attentively.           

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 9.  You met John yesterday, didn’t you? No, we only ..... on the phone.          

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 10.  I don’t know what ..... you about the film; I haven’t seen it yet.               

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 11.  Не is a good friend that ..... well of us behind our backs.              

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 12.  I like the way Paul ..... jokes; he does it very well.         

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 13.  How many languages do you ..... ?      

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 14.  Have you ..... anybody about your decision?     

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 15.  Lora is learning German this year and she can ..... it fairly well now.