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1. My grandparents’ furniture ... old fashioned.
2. I’d like to go to bed. Where ... my pyjamas?
3. The clothes she wears ... expensive.
4. The news ... exciting.
5. Twelve thousand roubles ... too much to spend on these shoes.
6. Nowadays there ... a lot of false information on the Internet.
7. Two miles ... not a long way to walk to my house.
8. The compasses ... on your desk. You may draw a circle.
9. Advice he usually gives me ... rather useful.
10.Where ... my scissors?
11.Economics ... difficult for young students.
12.The city police ... investigating some crime.
13.The outskirts of the city he lives on ... beautiful.
14.Two hours a week ... not enough to learn English.
15.Measles ... a serious disease.