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Read the following passage with numbered blanks then choose the correct word for each blank from the corresponding given alternatives-

Tea prices in the domestic ...1... continue to rule high in the ...2... year despite the expectation of a ...3... production as compared to the previous year. According to the preliminary assessment ...4... on the weather ...5... in recent months, tea output in the next year may reach 800 tons as ...6... 780 tons last year. During the past three months tea prices have shown an ...7... . Unlike last year, when tea prices were dramatically low, this year prices seem to have ...8... at rather high level. In the subsequent four months, the ...9... average price showed a downtrend, but in September the price has ...10... hardend to a considerable extent.
1)
area market
profit sector
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2)
current last
earlier first
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3)
large lower
reasonable higher
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4)
carried shared
based conducted
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5)
forecast pattern
outbreak condition
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6)
above compared
against to
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7)
uptrend incline
increment upgrade
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8)
surfaced stabilised
moderated increased
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9)
weekly annual
daily monthly
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10)
again never
then now
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