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The boy over there is my brother.
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the Netherlands �繵�
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The Nile River flow into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Broadway is the longest street in the world.
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She was the first woman from here to become a doctor.
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Many children play the piano.
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He likes to play the guitar.
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The old ( ���� )
the dumb ( ���� )
The young ( ��˹��� )
the sick ( ������ )
The poor ( ���� )
the injured ( ��������Ѻ�Ҵ�� )
The blind ( ���Һʹ )
the Japanese ( ��ǭ���� )
6. The ���˹�Ҫ��ͧ͢���ҷ���դ���� " language " �������
The Spanish language is easy to study.
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I see some boy and girl. The boys are playing football.
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The Ottoman Empire
The Ming Dynasty
The British Commonwealth of Nations
9. The ���˹�ҹ������繪��ͧ͢���ŷ��� ��ͧ ��л��
The Suez Canal
The Sahara Desert
The Black Forest
10. The ���˹�Ҥӷ����͡���˹觷����������ʵ��
The south the middle West
The Orient the Near East

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make the bed wash the dishes
play the fool in the long run
at the mercy of on the order hand
on the whole clean the table
tell the truth by the way
in the least on (the) one hand
on the contrary

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He lives in Australia.
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It comes from Japan.
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2. �����Ѱ, �ѧ��Ѵ , ���ͧ �� Bangkok , Boston , Kansas , Missouri
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the city of Boston the province of Quebec
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He has pneumonia.
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4. ���Ͷ�� �� Petchbury Road , Brewster Road , Fourth Avenue
5. �����ǹ�Ҹ�ó� �� Lumpini Park , St. Park , Hyde Park
6. ��������Է����� �Է����� �ç���¹ ʶҺѹ ��
Srinakharinwirot University
Rice College
Darasamutr School
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7. ���͵֡����Ҥ�� �� Choke Chai Building , Nation Hall
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the Empire State Building
the Medical - Dental Building
the Civic Auditorium
the Woolworth Building
the Coliseum
8. ���������� �� football , tennis , chess , ��.
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9. �������ҷ������դ���� " language " �������
He likes to study English.
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I can speak French a little.
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John can speak Thai very well.
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We shall have breakfast in that restaurant.
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It is very hot in summer.
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11. �����ѭ�ҵ� ( Nationality ) �� Thai , Japanese ,
American , Australian
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Coffee is not good for children to drink.
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Honesty is the most important policy for a good government.
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13. ���ͧ͢�ؤ�ŷ���յ��˹�˹�ҷ�� ����� the
14. ��������� Article - A,AN,THE ˹� school , market,
church , hospital , prison , bed
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He has been sent to hospital.
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He was sent to prison for robbery.
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He goes to church.
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beg pardon ����
make haste �պ���
make conversation �ٴ���
take care of ����,�������
take heart ��㨢��
take revenge ��ҧ��
take steps �Ѵ���
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by heart ��ͧ����
by accident �ºѧ��ԭ
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in fact �ѹ����ԧ
on occasion �ҧ���駺ҧ����
on purpose ��ਵ��
at last 㹷���ش
at time �繺ҧ���駺ҧ����
by means of ���Ը�
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