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1. Her supervisor gave her a _____reference for her years of hard work and great achievement.
2. Smith _____his fellow students and persuaded them to walk out.
3. I see the tabloids are all _____and ____about Forge’s skiing trip.
4. The locals are _____for their hospitality.
5. He has a ____nature, well-suited to teaching.
6. Anyone who has a legitimate _____against the company can take it to the committee.
7. The ____prime minister explained the difficult situation to an angry crowd.
8. The witness was being _____under cross-examination.
9. _________, aren’t there already far too many pages of scientific research published every week.
10. He _____ himself the responsibility for protecting her.

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1. The hotel was expensive, the food poor and the bad weather was_____.
2. I left Adrian and Jo _____. I can’t stand to hear such fighting anymore.
3. High production rates are often achieved _____quality of work.
4. These medical costs are _____most working people.
5. Colley refuses. This was _____and a row broke out.
6. When his wife left him his world just ________.
7. This disease is not just _____children.
8. She was prohibited from speaking _______that it would stir up trouble.
9. The southern part of the town ______of the attack.
10. He finished the job _____his health.

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1. He often ______and said strange things.
2. We have to import an extra 4 million tons of wheat to _____our reserves.
3. The move _____radical changes in lifestyle.
4. To the surprise of many people, lifetime _______has some drawbacks.
5. What a mess! The desk ____with papers, books, and ashtrays.
6. It is important that the fire regulations are ______.
7. We would never be able to _____the luggage on such a long journey.
8. Mrs. Jones, the hostess, ______glasses for her guests whenever necessary.
9. How can they question our ______the treaty?
10. The work ______precision.

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1. A judge should be _______.
2. The ______of public opinion has swung back.
3. He was meticulous, but never_______.
4. They failed to fulfill their promises to ______the economy.
5. She ______a quick letter excusing him from school that day.
6. The ______of men to women in the population has changed in recent years.
7. I am getting _____with your stupid comments.
8. I agree with it ______but I doubt it will happen it practice.

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1. The country at last produced its ______and sent to the field of battle the most deadly weapon.
2. There is a great deal of money ______if the project fails. We must do something about it immediately.
3. We must ______the plan _____to the end.
4. You should _____that letter. You might need it later.
5. I picked up a book that happened to be ______.
6. He had managed to _____without much reading and writing.
7. Everybody ______, so we can hear the story.
8. Spending so much time playing sport is ____him ____at school.
9. Jake wanted to wake up, but sleep _____him ______.

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1. The long walking was beginning to _____on all of us.
2. He seems to think there’s something _____about his annual fishing trip. He hasn’t missed a single one for all these years.
3. No, no! The rhythm was not _____with the steps. We need to do it again.
4. Here we come to the ____of the matter.
5. They _____their responses to the urgings of public-relations men.
6. The study says there must be a complete ______of air traffic control systems.
7. That’s the corner where all the junkies______.
8. They wanted to turn the estate into a private golf course and offered $20 million, but the deal _____.

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1. Don’t dismiss him just because he’s simply dressed – he could be a/an _____client.
2. I think she will get the job as she suits the _____of the kind of salespeople they are looking for.
3. In order to compete in this competitive market, you need to create a/an ___for your business that differentiates your company from others.
4. I seldom buy lottery tickets as I think the _____of winning are small.
5. Have you done a/an _____check on his background to ensure his credentials are not fake?
6. His contribution towards making this project a success is _____.
7. I can’t marry her – there’s just no _____between us.
8. I was devastated when she suggested breaking up as I _____so much time, emotion and energy into this relationship.

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1. They were _____and scraping all winter so that they could have a good holiday this summer.
2. “I didn’t even want to come in the first place,” he ______.
3. To open a new file, click on the _____at the top of the screen.
4. Louise often ______her son for his idleness.
5. It wasn’t a/an _____; there really was a fire.
6. He could ______the names of all the capitals of Europe.
7. The sick child ______a little and then fell asleep.
8. “No way!” the twins replied_____.
9. I felt a/an _____pain behind one of my eyes.
10. “Have you been _____with something you shouldn’t?’’ the father asked sternly.

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1. She ______me to come over the telephone, and I could hear her sobs.
2. She ______him with a sarcastic remark.
3. That is all ______-there can’t be equality.
4. That man was ______with rage.
5. They staged these attacks in ______for attacks on their own civilians.
6. They made a/an ______search for the lost child.
7. The famous reporter was _____by terrorists just over a month ago.
8. I strolled _____thoughtfully before making that telephone call.
9. Never mind, I won’t ______you, but you can’t do it again.

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1. The long climb _____the cyclists’ strength and slows them down to walking pace.
2. She _____about in the dark for the light switch.
3. They feel they have won another battle in their _____against nuclear power.
4. It’s a very _____offer, but I’m quite happy in my present job.
5. I could see the street lights _____through the trees.
6. His only ______is to get drunk on champagne after concluding a successful piece of business.
7. Her constant ______complaints distanced her friends from her.
8. Instead of a middle-aged, serious-looking man we had expected, Oscar turned out to be a _____young man.
9. They’re taking a ______in the pay negotiation and have refused to improve on their original offer.

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1. Communication between people from different countries has become increasingly easy ______modern communication technologies such as telephone, e-mail and instant messaging.
2. For a few seconds John let his future _____as he thought about his next move.
3. Governments at every level should _____more money to education in rural areas.
4. Don’t let her say things like that about your work-you should _____her a bit more.
5. Most of his income ______paying his children’s school fees.
6. Though smoking poses a great risk to people’s life, offering visitors cigarettes remains a deeply _____practice in China.
7. To design a course that students really like, teachers need to work closely ______their students.
8. The government is short of money because of falling oil ______.

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1. What do you think causes the police to go ______to use excessive violence?
2. He didn’t even have the _____to reply my email.
3. Election boards will count the _____by hand.
4. I was irritated by the _____interest they showed in our affairs.
5. New housing estates _____up all around the city.
6. The whole question of salaries is a/an _____one in this company.
7. The men involved in the ______had been caught on video and would be recognized again.
8. Try to figure out what feeling _____your anger.
9. I enjoyed the film but I think they _____the gruesome details.
10. The Scottish _____is more sophisticated than we care to admit.
11. The government will provide temporary _____for up to 3,000 homeless people in winter.
12. For Malcolm work could always _____one idea: being good in business.