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A student learning English occasionally meets the following problems (41) _____ he listens to talks and lectures. It is difficult to decide where one word finishes and the next one starts. In speech, many sounds (42) _____ a student difficulties and he fails to identify them. Some words in English, which occur very commonly, have a weak form. An overseas student identifies them with difficulty. (43) _____ addition. many students sometimes do not hear the unstressed syllable in a word. This problem never arises in print.

The lecturer (44) _____ uses an informal style and who pronounces his vowels with a strong accent will difficult to follow. A student takes notes more (45) _____ when the lecturer speaks with a BBC accent.

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“I will help you with the housework”, Mai said to me.

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He did not work hard. He failed the exam.

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The demand was so great. They had to reprint the book immediately.

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Only Mary scored high enough to pass this test.

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You will never eat there at the weekend unless you have made a reservation.

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The Matrix was released in 1999. It stars Keanu Reeves.

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Cats is one of the longest-running musicals in Britain. It was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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The sculpture represents the biblical King David. It was carved in the early 1500s.

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You can see Velazquez in this painting. He is standing in the background.

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A picture was stolen by art thieves. It was painted by Munch.