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7. It could be a (a) bursting of inspiration for that book we always wanted to write. Or
the yearning to finally (b) loose the extra weight. Or the feeling of (c) dissatisfied with
our job and an urge to build something of our own. These are important desires and
they (d) called to us all the time. But right before we answer their call, the urgency
of life (e) tended to get in the way. Your phone rings. Your car is low on fuel. Your
boss (f) drop a tight deadline on you. And (g) as, we delay our dreams one more day
for the sake of (h) put out another fire.
a. (i) bursts (ii) burst (iii) busting (iv) brunt

b. (i) lost (ii) lose (iii) loss (iv) losing
c. (i) dissatisfaction (ii) having dissatisfaction (iii) dissatisfy (iv) have dissatisfied

d. (i) recall (ii) calling (iii) calls (iv) call
e. (i) tend (ii) tends (iii) tending (iv) attends
f. (i) has dropped (ii) had dropped (iii) dropping (iv) drops

g. (i) so (ii) then (iii) on (iv) off
h. (i) input (ii) putting (iii) puts (iv) being put
8. When I looked at my own reading habits, I realised that my reading habits were mostly
(a) reactionary, not proactive. If an interesting link (b) flash across my screen on
Facebook or Twitter, then I would read it as a reaction. I wasn’t proactively (c) make
time to read books each day. I was simply reading interesting ideas that were (d) push
in front of me. (e) If a result, most of my reading was done online. Now, there (f) is
plenty of excellent articles on the web, but generally (g) spoken, the quality of good
books is better. Books typically (h) had better writing and higher quality information.
a. (i) reaction (ii) reactive (iii) active (iv) reacting

b. (i) flashed (ii) flashes (iii) kept flashed (iv) had flash
c. (i) have made (ii) made (iii) makes (iv) making
d. (i) pushes (ii) been pushed (iii) pushed (iv) pushing

e. (i) As (ii) An (iii) At (iv) Of
f. (i) is being (ii) have seen (iii) have been (iv) are

g. (i) speaking (ii) speaks (iii) speak (iv) have spoken
h. (i) has (ii) have (iii) having (iv) has had
9. Black willow trees usually grow (a) long lakes and streams, where they help
(b) preventing erosion (c) worn away of soil by water. Black willows have blackish-
coloured bark and are known to (d) had several trunks on one tree. The wood of
the tree is light (e) an flexible, so it is (f) sometime used to make artificial limbs,

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