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9.　　　 Alice _______________ working in Spain. That’s why she has been learning Spanish.

8.　　　 A growing number of students are taking the driving course _____________ future careers.

7.　　　 It is difficult to find a house _________________ our price.

6.　　　 The beautiful scenery of the sea ___________________. It was really unbelievable.

5.　　　 Many houses ________________ by the flood.

4.　　　 She _______________ after her sleep and continued to work.

3.　　　 The old computers in our school _______________ new laptops months ago.