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PART I
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1. This amendment _____________ the president to declare an emergency for a wide range of
reasons.
2. The office buys paper in _____________ to keep down costs.
3. In this new biography she is _____________ as a lonely and unhappy woman.
4. The information is _____________ accessible on the Internet.
5. He was _____________ to see how well his students had done.
6. He became a citizen in 1978, _____________ gaining the right to vote.
7. He was late, so he _____________ an excuse to avoid trouble.
8. The government is _____________ £10 million for health education.
9. A lot depends on building and _____________ a good relationship with your customers.
10. The firm’s staff had _____________ to only four people.
11. Victims of the crash will be _____________ for their injuries.
12. It _____________ me that I'm not able to put any of my ideas into practice.
13. The students worked together, _____________ their knowledge.
14. My original statement has been completely _____________ by the media.

PART II
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15. Police _____________ making any announcement until the girl’s relatives had been contacted.
16. Most of the local residents _____________ the closing of their hospital.
17. Two members of the jury _____________ from the majority verdict.
18. The agreement _____________ our right to limit trade in endangered species.
19. Three schools in Putney have _____________ their resources/money in order to buy an area of
waste ground and turn it into a sports field.
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PART III
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20. The match has been _____________ until tomorrow because of bad weather.
21. Increasing the supply of weapons will only _____________ the violence and anarchy.
22. We had to _____________ the trip because of my father’s illness.
23. We do not _____________ between our workers on the basis of their background or ethnic origin.
24. Newborn babies can _____________ between a man’s and a woman’s voice.
25. I’m sorry for the kids. They _____________ better (= deserve to be treated in a better way ).
26. One of the organization's aims is to _____________ information about the disease.
27. These measures are designed to _____________ public fears about the product's safety.
28. We will provide help whenever you _____________ it appropriate.
29. Marchers who had cameras were forced to _____________ their film.
30. I fully _____________ (= agree with) everything the Chairperson has said.
31. The President’s visit was intended to _____________ the alliance between the two countries.
32. We must do more to _____________ the country's path to democratic reform.
33. It’s difficult to _____________ the cause of the accident.

PART IV
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34. Students are expected to be quiet and _____________ in the classroom.

35. Arriving in a strange city at night, I felt alone and _____________.
36. Mobile phones have become an _____________ part of our lives.
37. The information will be regarded as strictly _____________
38. The Council has made it _____________ for all nurses to attend a refresher course every three
years.
39. He won the World Championship for the third _____________ year.
40. Most people have an _____________ sense of right and wrong.
41. No agreement has yet been reached and the negotiations are still _____________.
42. The proposal has received a/an _____________ response from the union.
43. The government's _____________ concern is to reduce inflation.
44. Mandela played a _____________ role in the early years of the ANC.
45. Salary will be _____________ with age and experience.
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PART V
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46. Parents should not demand unquestioning _____________ from their children.
47. Both sides in the dispute have agreed to binding _____________.
48. There is no known _____________ to a bite from this snake.
49. Could we reach a _____________ on this matter? Let's take a vote.
50. Old people need to retain their _____________ and independence.
51. Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer _____________, it was found to have been altered.
52. _____________ between teachers and students is not recommended.
53. I quickly packed a few of my _____________ in an overnight bag.
54. People are having to move to other areas in _____________ of work.
55. When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of _____________.
56. Ella complained that the company never gave her any _____________ for her work.
57. Passing a written exam is a _____________ for taking the advanced course.
58. People over the age of 85 make up the fastest-growing population _____________.
59. Does anyone have any _____________ to the proposal?
60. He is serving a 20-year prison sentence for _____________.
61. They have launched a _____________ to end world poverty.
62. You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. Isn't that a bit of a _____________?
63. When you rub your hands together the _____________ produces heat.
64. He’s suffering from physical and mental _____________.
65. The British economy was in its longest _____________ since the Second World War.
66. The negotiations took place and they arrived at a _____________.
67. It is _____________ that tells the birds when to begin their migration.
68. They took out a £40,000 _____________ (= they borrowed £40,000) to buy the house.
69. An injury ended his _____________ of becoming a professional footballer.
70. It's a story about the lives and _____________ of poor Irish immigrants.