Gd20 Flashcards
I leave open the question of whether there is any determiner present at all
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The sentence should be edited out
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She had a laconic wit
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They only clutter up the sentence and obscure its point
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Then came donations of bric-a-brac
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Bric-a-brac stalls
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I don’t want my colleagues to get wind of the fact that I’m leaving
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Romantic chance encounter
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Let’s make a date to have you back in
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The growth strategy is designed to jolt the economy out of suspended animation that has gripped it for more than two decades
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She penned plea in open letter to tycoon father
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A fireworks display
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She has laughed off the bid to find her a husband
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She was reluctantly thrown into the spotlight
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She always acts in my best interests
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I found myself temporarily happy, buoyed by the freshness, the attention, the interest, of someone physically stronger than myself
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I am completely at ease with her
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I understand it is difficult for you to understand, let alone accept this truth
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Feuding Kwok family reached amicable agreement over the property empire
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Penny stocks/cent stocks
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The demise of SGX mini metal contracts could be a warning sign for its ambitions as major international exchanges muscle into its home turf
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They spearheaded the launch of new financial and commodity derivatives
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The car hit a patch of ice and slewed around violently
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He asked me a slew of questions
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She stands out as a highly motivated and capable student
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She is receptive to new ideas, perspective of the problems inherent in the source text
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I am most impressed with her intellectual fervor, all rare qualities among students of her generation
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You can take it from me that she belongs to the Must Accept category
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The party swept to power on a tide of patriotic fervor
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The score at half-time was still four all
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I felt all the better for the drink
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In the last two years the book has sold all of 200 copies
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The most recent consignment of cloth was faulty
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Truckloads of rice have been brought tot the areas affected by drought
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Dismantle their barricade
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Their move prompted a backlash bourgeois materialism
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Plain-cloth officer
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Paternity leave
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I must say I am pleasantly surprised by the overall good quality of the students’ work, the academic standard expected of them, and the rigour with which their work was assessed
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Their English proficiency is clearly discernible in tests
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The activities are pitched at the right level, with good potential to differentiate high-achievers from the low
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The grades seem to be on the high side
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This way of creating assignments is an admirable one
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These essays appear to be written by students who are just learning the craft of writing
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I admire the fact that
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To rise to the level of their peers
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A first-rate musician
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Your inclination to see the best in people does you credit
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Present a taut sequence of ideas succinctly and rapidly
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There are still some weaknesses, however
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I have no disagreements with any of the marking comments, or assessments, or grade distribution
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Writing is a subtle and highly intellectual matter
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The less proficient essays, as the teacher rightly notes, tend to be both less focused
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Students who read all three of these texts with care will surely emerge with more wisdom following the effort
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It was heartening to see so many people in the rally
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The top essay is a first-rate exploration of literature that would do credit to any students of the subject
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Omitting such things from the texts improves overall essay coherence and paragraph flow
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Units of Li Ka-shing’s trust spin-off drop 4pc amid concern over returns of utilities
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The IPO took a tumble on its trading debut
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It is believed the fundraising in Hong Kong is designed to amass a war chest to exploit opportunities in other, faster-growing industries elsewhere
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A massive flotation of government bonds
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In sharp contrast to a slew of stellar debuts by small-cap companies HK Electric’s poor first day of trading further cemented investor scepticism over sizable offerings
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The stock made a dim start on market
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In retaliation for the hostage bloodbath
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This is its first sanctions against a foreign state
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Bear no fruit
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Existing accredited Philippines consular officials were asked for a formal apology
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The central bank wants banks to set aside more of their capital as a countercyclical buffer
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The exits are not wide enough to let out a stampeding crowd
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There is no steel-clad security for anyone’s savings
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The local operations proved in top shape
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I concede that all other local banks remained sound in 1991
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The relations between them were, shall we say, somewhat strained during the latter stages of Kevin’s sojourn as director of public prosecutions
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Quizzed by the press afterwards, the silver-tongued Webb said they could hardly be worse than before. They’re like a divorced couple. They’re now back on speaking terms
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To vitrify incinerator ash
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The budget airline has been quick off the mark to exploit the case
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Most of the shots went wide of the mark
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Prohibition Party
禁酒黨
The Prohibition Party was an integral part of the temperance movement
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A sniffer dog
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He is Jack of all trades and master of none
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We cannot call this life full of cares and anxieties a bed of roses
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A bitter or hard pill to swallow
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Money is always a bone of contention
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There is always bad blood between the two families, they are at daggers drawn
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The land lord threatened to throw my bag and baggage, if I failed to pay my house rent in time
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Man-the beau ideal of nature delights me not
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Your remarks are beside the mark
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He was carried away by the sad news and became speechless
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It’s child’s play to find the stuff now
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