The text is very easy for you. There are ________ new words in it.

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－Why didn't Nick come to school yesterday?

－________ he was ill.

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________ the evening of May 31, my father came back from America.

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________ you pass me a pen? I'd like to write down the telephone number.

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I will let you know about it as soon as I ________ the news.

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E-mailing is much ________ than long-distance calling.

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Linda often helps her mother ________ the housework on weekends.

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Look! The boys ________ happily in the river.

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Beijing has ________ many buses that there is often a traffic jam in rush hours.

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Jenny and her parents ________ going to visit the Palace Museum tomorrow.

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