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B
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The phrase 'show partiality to' means to favor or give preferential treatment to someone. When you show partiality, you favor one person or group over others. The other prepositions (off, of, on) do not form the correct idiom with 'partiality'.
D
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The phrase 'adhere to' means to stick to, follow, or abide by something. When someone decides to adhere to duplicate ornaments, they are choosing to follow or stick with those ornaments. The other prepositions (off, on, in) do not form the correct idiom with 'adhere'.
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wear
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would wear
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is wearing
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was wear
C
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The present continuous tense 'is wearing' is correct here because it describes something happening at the present moment. The speaker is observing what the person is currently wearing. 'Wear' is present simple but not appropriate for this context, 'would wear' is conditional, and 'was wear' is grammatically incorrect.
C
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The correct phrase is 'replace X with Y' - you put something new in place of something old. While 'replace by' is sometimes used, 'replace with' is the more standard and clear construction when indicating substitution. The preposition 'by' is less common and 'at'/'of' are incorrect in this context.
B
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The phrase 'originated from' means 'came from' or 'had its origin in'. When an idea originated from someone, it means that person was the source or creator of the idea. The other prepositions (of, with, on) do not form the correct idiom in this context.
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hold
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holded
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was held
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is held
D
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The sentence describes a recurring event (every year), so we use the present tense passive voice. 'Is held' is correct because the fair happens annually - it receives the action rather than performing it. 'Holded' is not a valid English word form.
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needs
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needed
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has needed
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had needed
B
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Both clauses describe past events. 'Came' is past tense, so we use past tense 'needed' to show when the help was required. This maintains tense consistency in the sentence.
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shall be
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should
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will
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can be
A
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This is a first conditional sentence expressing a real possibility. The structure is: If + present simple, will + verb. 'Shall be' is correct as 'shall' is a formal alternative to 'will' for first person subjects.
A
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The phrase 'give up' means to stop or quit doing something. The mother is advising her daughter to stop bad habits. 'Give in' means to surrender, 'give out' means to distribute or stop working, 'give away' means to donate or reveal.
B
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The adjective 'unreasonable' is followed by the preposition 'of' when describing someone's character or behavior. This is a standard pattern: unreasonable of someone, unreasonable for something. 'It was unreasonable of you' is the correct usage.
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don't like
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did not like
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likes
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has liked
A
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The statement expresses a general truth or habit, so we use the simple present tense. 'Girls generally don't like' is correct because we use auxiliary 'do/does' for negation in present tense. The other options use wrong tenses or lack the auxiliary.
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has died
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have died
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died
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is dying
C
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Explanation
The time marker 'last night' indicates a completed past action, so we need simple past tense. 'Died' is correct. 'Has died' is present perfect for recent past with present relevance, 'have died' has wrong subject-verb agreement, 'is dying' means happening now.
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honest, suffered
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rich, flourished
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autocrats, developed
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inefficient, incurred
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idle, prospered
D
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The key word (clue) here is 'losses'. We know losses are 'incurred' and not 'developed'. Moreover, losses are incurred due to 'inefficiency'.
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leave, prepared
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eat, cooked
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wait, spoiled
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cook, wasted
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starve, ate
E
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In this sentence, the action of 'other children' directly depends on the action done by John. Considering the complementary nature of the words, option 5 seems to be the best choice.