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He ________ to find a job but he had no luck.

A. hardly tried

B. hard tried

C. tried hardly

D. tried hard

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He _______ to find a job.

A. tried hard

B. hardly tried

C. tried hardly

D. try hardly

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The driver was ________.

A. serious injured

B. injure seriously

C. seriously injured

D. injured seriously

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_________ air is one of the many problems we have to solve.

A. Pure

B. Polluted

C. Dust

D. Pleasan

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You haven’t written to her_________, have you?

A. recently

B. never

C. late

D. recent

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We couldn’t go on a picnic as planned __________ it was raining.

A. however

B. but

C. because

D. so

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We can eat at home or, ________ you prefer, we can go to a restaurant.

A. when

B. whether

C. if

D. which

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The boy likes ________ games but hates ___________ his lessons.

A. play / study

B. playing / study

C. play / studying

D. playing / studying