Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Unit 10

Choose the correct option.

____ 1. It’s an interesting fact that there is no ________ for the common cold.
a. cure
b. illness
c. action

____ 2. Luckily, the doctors ________ the cancer early, so she was able to get better.
a. revealed
b. knew
c. detected

____ 3. One of my friends has been in a ________ since he was in a terrible car crash.
a. carriage
b. wheelchair
c. house

____ 4. I had to take ________ when I got a chest infection last month.
a. a cure
b. antibiotics
c. symptoms

____ 5. After my aunt had a ________, she lost most of the movement in her left arm.
a. damage
b. cure
c. stroke

____ 6. Tanya had quite a serious leg ________ when she was a teenager. She couldn’t run for ages.
a. injury
b. hurt
c. break

____ 7. The physical ________ of anxiety can be very noticeable.

a. clues
b. symptoms
c. names

____ 8. The worry with cancer is that it can ________ to different organs.
a. extend
b. work
c. spread

____ 9. Fortunately, the accident left him with no permanent ________.

a. limb
b. damage
c. hurt

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Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list. There are two words that you do not
need.

at for in of to

10. He’s quite capable ________ living on his own, even though he has a disability.

11. In the winter, we tend to be exposed ________ all kinds of germs.

12. It’s a good thing to make an investment ________ your own health.

Complete each sentence with the correct phrase from the list.

give him a nickname hard to grasp out of his comfort zone

13. When he went skiing for the first time, he felt ____________________.

14. Don’t you find that the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese is very ____________________?

15. My nephew is called Todd. It’s so short that people can’t ____________________.

Are the following sentences correct? Choose Y (Yes) or N (No).

____ 16. She wrote a book about recovering from her paralysis, and could get it published.

____ 17. It took a long time, but I eventually managed to save enough money to buy myself a little car.

____ 18. We were amazed that he succeeded to climb Mount Fuji after such a serious illness.

____ 19. Since his stroke three months ago, he couldn’t go back to work full time.

____ 20. In the end, the doctors were unable to help him.

Complete the sentences with the correct options. If both options are correct, write both.

21. Artemisia Gentileschi ____________ (managed / succeeded) in becoming a famous painter at a time
when most women ____________ (were unable to / couldn’t) have a successful career.

22. I ____________ (wasn’t able / didn’t manage) to see the film when it was first shown at the cinema, but I
____________ (was able to /could) see it the second time around.

23. When he first got ill, he ____________ (couldn’t / wasn’t able to) eat by himself, but later, he
____________ (could / managed).

24. My Left Foot is a film about Christy Brown, who had cerebral palsy and ____________ (could /
managed) only move his left foot. He loved painting, and eventually ____________ (was able to /
succeeded in) paint pictures using only his foot.

25. Shortly before she became ill, Julie ____________ (could / was able to) run two marathons. Afterwards,
she ____________ (could / was able to) no longer run such long distances.

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Match the two parts of the sentences.

a. never have I had to wait so long to see a doctor.
b. does temporarily increase your energy, but you may suffer a drop in energy later.
c. do keep up to date with the latest advances in medicine, but not all of them.
d. little did I know that the problem was the caffeine in my coffee.
e. did tell me to get more sleep, I didn’t pay attention to them.
____ 26. Most doctors
____ 27. When I first started having headaches,
____ 28. Although my parents
____ 29. Eating something sweet
____ 30. Our local hospital is always busy, but

Complete the paragraph with the correct options.

Nowadays, we think of surgery as a safe, painless and reliable method to cure us from illness and injury,
but (a) _________________ (little do / rarely do) most people know that this was not always the case.
With no pain control and the high risk of infection, surgery (b) _________________ (did use / was used)
to be painful and dangerous, with many people dying on the operating table. (c) _________________
(Rarely did / Not only did) people have surgery voluntarily!
Another interesting thing about the history of surgery is that around 500 years ago, women weren’t able
to become doctors, but they (d) _________________ (were training / did train) as surgeons – learning by
observation. Only in the 1700s (e) _________________ (did they / were they) banned from surgical
practice, when surgical training moved to the universities, where women weren’t allowed to study.

31. (a) _________________________

32. (b) _________________________

33. (c) _________________________

34. (d) _________________________

35. (e) _________________________

Choose the correct option.

____ 36. ________ are people allergic to this kind of penicillin.

a. Only
b. Rarely
c. Little

____ 37. ________ do people realise just how difficult it is to become a surgeon.
a. Hardly
b. Enough
c. Little

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____ 38. ________ can this kind of surgery cure the immediate problem, it can also improve the patient’s quality
of life.
a. Not only
b. Only
c. Little

____ 39. The operation was a complete success. However, it ________ cost $5,000.
a. did
b. would
c. does

____ 40. Not only ________ she get the highest marks in chemistry, but she was the best overall in her science
class.
a. has
b. did
c. could

Read. Choose T (True) or F (False).

His left foot

Christy Brown was born in 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. Brown was the 10th of 22 children born to Bridget
and Patrick Brown, a bricklayer. Christy was born with cerebral palsy, which is a condition caused by
abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance and posture.
This made him unable to stand, walk or speak. However, his intelligence was not affected. From the start,
doctors didn’t give him much hope, but his mother never gave up on him. She helped him learn to read, as
well as paint and write using the only part of his body not affected by his paralysis – his left foot.

Throughout Brown’s life, his mother was an inspiration to him. He would later write that his mother had
always refused to accept ‘the inevitable truth’, as it had seemed then, that he was beyond cure and even
beyond hope. She could not, and would not, believe that her son was mentally defective, despite being
told this by the doctors. Brown goes on to explain that his mother had no evidence at all to support her
conviction that, although his body was ‘broken’, his mind was not. Being told differently had absolutely
no impact on his mother, who seemed to just ‘know’ he would do well in his life.

Brown succeeded in using his intellectual gifts to their fullest. He wrote My Left Foot in 1954, followed
by his autobiographical novel Down All the Days in 1970. An international bestseller, it was translated
into 14 languages and earned him $370,000. He later published two additional novels and three books of
poetry.

In 1989, My Left Foot was made into a film, with Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown. The film was a
huge success among both critics and audiences.

____ 41. Christy Brown was born with a serious physical condition.

____ 42. Christy gradually got better when he was a young child.

____ 43. Christy’s mind was not affected by his condition.

____ 44. The fact that his mother didn’t believe the doctors was an important factor in Christy’s life.

____ 45. Christy became successful as a writer.

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____ 46. His second autobiographical novel was made into a film.

Read the text. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list.

chance determined devote inability optimistic symptom

His left foot

Christy Brown was born in 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. Brown was the 10th of 22 children born to Bridget
and Patrick Brown, a bricklayer. Christy was born with cerebral palsy, which is a condition caused by
abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance and posture.
This made him unable to stand, walk or speak. However, his intelligence was not affected. From the start,
doctors didn’t give him much hope, but his mother never gave up on him. She helped him learn to read, as
well as paint and write using the only part of his body not affected by his paralysis – his left foot.

Throughout Brown’s life, his mother was an inspiration to him. He would later write that his mother had
always refused to accept ‘the inevitable truth’, as it had seemed then, that he was beyond cure and even
beyond hope. She could not, and would not, believe that her son was mentally defective, despite being
told this by the doctors. Brown goes on to explain that his mother had no evidence at all to support her
conviction that, although his body was ‘broken’, his mind was not. Being told differently had absolutely
no impact on his mother, who seemed to just ‘know’ he would do well in his life.

Brown succeeded in using his intellectual gifts to their fullest. He wrote My Left Foot in 1954, followed
by his autobiographical novel Down All the Days in 1970. An international bestseller, it was translated
into 14 languages and earned him $370,000. He later published two additional novels and three books of
poetry.

In 1989, My Left Foot was made into a film, with Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown. The film was a
huge success among both critics and audiences.

47. Not being able to walk is a ____________ of severe cerebral palsy.

48. The doctors didn’t believe he had any ____________ of a normal life.

49. Christy’s mother was ____________ to help him fulfil his potential.

50. His mother used to ____________ a lot of time to helping him.

51. His mother was ____________ about his future.

52. Christy’s ____________ to use his hands didn’t stop him from painting.

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Read. Look at the three statements and write a sentence about the possible consequence(s) of each
one.

His left foot

Christy Brown was born in 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. Brown was the 10th of 22 children born to Bridget
and Patrick Brown, a bricklayer. Christy was born with cerebral palsy, which is a condition caused by
abnormal development or damage to the parts of the brain that control movement, balance and posture.
This made him unable to stand, walk or speak. However, his intelligence was not affected. From the start,
doctors didn’t give him much hope, but his mother never gave up on him. She helped him learn to read, as
well as paint and write using the only part of his body not affected by his paralysis – his left foot.

Throughout Brown’s life, his mother was an inspiration to him. He would later write that his mother had
always refused to accept ‘the inevitable truth’, as it had seemed then, that he was beyond cure and even
beyond hope. She could not, and would not, believe that her son was mentally defective, despite being
told this by the doctors. Brown goes on to explain that his mother had no evidence at all to support her
conviction that, although his body was ‘broken’, his mind was not. Being told differently had absolutely
no impact on his mother, who seemed to just ‘know’ he would do well in his life.

Brown succeeded in using his intellectual gifts to their fullest. He wrote My Left Foot in 1954, followed
by his autobiographical novel Down All the Days in 1970. An international bestseller, it was translated
into 14 languages and earned him $370,000. He later published two additional novels and three books of
poetry.

In 1989, My Left Foot was made into a film, with Daniel Day-Lewis as Christy Brown. The film was a
huge success among both critics and audiences.

53. Christy Brown was unable to stand, walk or speak.

____________________________________________________________________

54. Christy was one of 22 children.

____________________________________________________________________

55. Though Christy was disabled in his body, his mind was sharp.

____________________________________________________________________

Listen. Choose T (True) or F (False). Audio 3.10

____ 56. Katy Barton is a runner.

____ 57. Katy ran long distance races.

____ 58. Katy was in a train crash.

____ 59. Katy had to be operated on.

____ 60. Katy never ran again.

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Listen. Match the word to the correct meaning. Audio 3.10

____ 61. turn

a. direction
b. crossroads
c. hill

____ 62. emergency

a. slow
b. urgent
c. long

____ 63. dramatic

a. nice
b. intense
c. acting

____ 64. cope

a. exist
b. cry
c. manage

____ 65. therapy

a. talking
b. treatment
c. walking

Listen. Match the two parts of the sentences. Audio 3.10

a. a dramatic impact on her life.
b. a 100-metre runner.
c. a para athlete.
d. a very bad accident.
e. emergency surgery.
____ 66. Katy was
____ 67. Katy had
____ 68. The accident had
____ 69. Katy had to have
____ 70. Katy became

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Writing

71. Write a short story of how you overcame a big challenge. Write at least five sentences.

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Complete each sentence with the correct form of one of the verbs in the list. There are two verbs
that you do not need.

creep grab leap peer scream stare

72. When I realised that she was drowning, I quickly ____________ into the icy water.

73. I was walking down the lane when somebody ____________ my arm.

74. She was so scared that she couldn’t stop ____________ hysterically.

75. The burglar ____________ into the house, trying to make as little noise as possible, but I was awake.

Watch and answer the questions. Write one or two sentences. Videos 10.2 and 10.3

76. What did Janine and her fellow patients talk about?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

77. What was the first thing she felt when she went out of the hospital? How did she feel?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

78. What did the head nurse tell Janine about how she would feel when she got home?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

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79. What two choices did she realise that she had?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

80. What was Janine’s ‘creative project’? What did she decide to do?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

81. How long did it take her to become a flying teacher?

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

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Unit 10
Answer Section

1. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117

OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
2. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
3. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
4. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
5. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
6. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
7. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
8. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
9. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p117
OBJ: Vocabulary TOP: Illness and injury
10. ANS: of

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Dependent prepositions
11. ANS: to

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Dependent prepositions
12. ANS: in

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Dependent prepositions
13. ANS: out of his comfort zone

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p125 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Vocabulary in context
14. ANS: hard to grasp

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p125 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Vocabulary in context
15. ANS: give him a nickname

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p125 OBJ: Vocabulary

TOP: Vocabulary in context
16. ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Expressing past ability
17. ANS: Y PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Expressing past ability
18. ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Expressing past ability

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19. ANS: N PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118

OBJ: Grammar TOP: Expressing past ability
20. ANS: Y PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Expressing past ability
21. ANS: succeeded, both

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p118 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Expressing past ability
22. ANS: both, was able to

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p118 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Expressing past ability
23. ANS: both, both

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p118 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Expressing past ability
24. ANS: could, was able to

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p118 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Expressing past ability
25. ANS: was able to, could

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p118 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Expressing past ability
26. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
27. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
28. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
29. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
30. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
31. ANS: little do

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Emphatic structures
32. ANS: did use

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Emphatic structures
33. ANS: Rarely did

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Emphatic structures
34. ANS: did train

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Emphatic structures

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35. ANS: were they

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122 OBJ: Grammar

TOP: Emphatic structures
36. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
37. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
38. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
39. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
40. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p122
OBJ: Grammar TOP: Emphatic structures
41. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120
OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for general information
42. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120
OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for general information
43. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120
OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for general information
44. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120
OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for general information
45. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120
OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for general information
46. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120
OBJ: Reading TOP: Reading for general information
47. ANS: symptom

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
48. ANS: chance

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
49. ANS: determined

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
50. ANS: devote

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
51. ANS: optimistic

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information
52. ANS: inability

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Reading for specific information

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53. ANS:
Sample answers: He couldn’t go to a normal school. / It was very difficult for him to make friends.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Critical thinking
54. ANS:
Sample answers: His family was poor. / His parents were too busy to spend time with him.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Critical thinking
55. ANS:
Sample answers: He could become frustrated. / Most people didn’t see his potential.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p120 OBJ: Reading

TOP: Critical thinking
56. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
57. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
58. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
59. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
60. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
61. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
62. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
63. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
64. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
65. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p118
OBJ: Listening TOP: Listening for specific information
66. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
67. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
68. ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
69. ANS: E PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
70. ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 OBJ: Listening
TOP: Listening for specific information
71. ANS:
Answers will vary.

PTS: 6 REF: Unit 10 p126 OBJ: Writing

TOP: A success story

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72. ANS: leapt

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p126 OBJ: Writing

TOP: A success story
73. ANS: grabbed

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p126 OBJ: Writing

TOP: A success story
74. ANS: screaming

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p126 OBJ: Writing

TOP: A success story
75. ANS: crept

PTS: 1 REF: Unit 10 p126 OBJ: Writing

TOP: A success story
76. ANS:
Sample answer: They shared their innermost thoughts, fears and hopes for life after the spinal ward.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p124 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: A broken body isn’t a broken person
77. ANS:
Sample answer: She felt the sun on her face. She wondered how she could ever have taken it for granted.
She felt incredibly grateful for her life.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p124 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: A broken body isn’t a broken person
78. ANS:
Sample answer: The nurse told her that she would get depressed when she got home and realised how
different life was.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p124 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: A broken body isn’t a broken person
79. ANS:
Sample answer: She could keep fighting it, or she could let go and accept her body and the circumstances
of her life.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p124 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: A broken body isn’t a broken person
80. ANS:
Sample answer: Her project was rebuilding her life. She decided to become a pilot.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p124 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: A broken body isn’t a broken person
81. ANS:
Sample answer: It took her just under eighteen months from leaving the hospital.

PTS: 2 REF: Unit 10 p124 OBJ: TED Talk

TOP: A broken body isn’t a broken person

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A 38.
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A
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A 39.
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C 26.
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D 27.
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C
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E 28.
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B 40.
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B 29.
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B A 30.
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B
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C
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N 16.
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Y 17.
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A
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N 19.
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Y 20.
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B
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C
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B 36.
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B
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C 37.
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T 43.
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T 44.
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T 45.
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A 61.
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B 62.
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B 63.
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C 64.
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B 65.
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B 66.
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D 67.
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A 68.
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E 69.
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C 70.
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T 56.
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F 57.
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T 58.
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T 59.
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F 60.
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