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1. I have just had great idea.

2. Columbus was one of first people to cross theAtlantic.

3. British drink too much tea.

4. Thames flows into North Sea.

5. Judith earns € 2000 month.

6. Dancing is more interesting activity than reading.

7. As captain of ship I have complete authority.

8. people we met on holiday in north of England came from USA.

9. What’s on TV today?

10. He was doing eighty miles hour on the motorway.

11. How many hours do you work on average?

12. You are first to reach the top.

13. The people who live in Netherlands are called Dutch.

14. The burglar hit me on back of my neck.

15. Football is his whole life.

16. I try to go for run four times a week.

17. Did you read book I gave you?

18. Sally went to prison to visit her husband.

19. This is only cinema in the area.

20. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

21. Do you go to church on Sundays?

22. This is man I told you about.

23. This is exactly job I was looking for.

24. Trafalgar Square is near Charing Cross Station.

25. little knowledge is dangerous thing.

26. Philosophers seem to think that life is mystery.

27. I need time to think about offer you made.

28. I can’t play piano but I can play guitar.

29. There was time when I enjoyed skating.

30. worst part of living in tent is lack of space.

31. Most cars start badly on cold mornings.

32. Prime Minister will give a speech this afternoon.

33. Tower of London is one of main attractions of London.

34. I haven’t been to concert like that before.

35. I was in pain after I twisted my ankle.

36. Of all these cars I prefer Japanese one.

37. Neil Armstrong made first footprint on moon.

38. Where are scissors you borrowed last week?

39. It’s along way by train to south of France.

40. French drink a lot of wine.