MTR 123

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1. Teaching adolescents can be quite a ____________.

2. She tried to ____________ the scene he was describing.
3. He works as a consultant for several large ____________.
4. Computers have brought ____________ changes to publishing.
5. The tester tries to ____________ the texts for beginner students.
6. The two children ran through the field in ____________ of their puppy.
7. She was found guilty on three charges of ____________ the speed limit.
8. She reads the magazines to keep ____________ on the latest fashions.
9. His latest ____________ is a theater company that will perform for schools.
10. TV has conditioned us to expect ____________ answers to difficult questions.

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1. He did some research ____________ computer.

2. The files were ____________ from the computer.
3. He moved to the USA in ____________ of a college degree.
4. We do everything to keep our database ____________.
5. Children ____________ their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.
6. I was so surprised when he came – I had ____________ someone much older.
7. The success of our campaign has ____________ our expectations.
8. The French ____________ changed France from a monarchy to a republic.
9. Some experts question the ____________ [=usefulness] of the procedure.
10. He tried to ____________ the story for the younger audience.
11. She didn't want to work for a big ____________ where everything was so impersonal.

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1. It's hard to ____________ him as a parent.

2. The cost must not ____________ 10 dollars.
3. We got an almost ____________ response from the company.
4. They needed to bring the first edition of the textbook ____________.
5. Computers are used to store and ____________ information efficiently.
6. Through technology and ____________, they found ways to get better results with less work.
7. Unlike oil, most Third World ____________ are no longer essential to the West.
8. The uprising was ruthlessly ____________ by the police.
9. This software will ____________ on any computer.
10. The word ‘aromatherapy’ was ____________ in the 1920s.

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MTR 123 KEY

1. Teaching adolescents can be quite a challenge.

2. She tried to visualize the scene he was describing.
3. He works as a consultant for several large corporations.
4. Computers have brought revolutionary changes to publishing.
5. The tester tries to simplify the texts for beginner students.
6. The two children ran through the field in pursuit of their puppy.
7. She was found guilty on three charges of exceeding the speed limit.
8. She reads the magazines to keep up to date on the latest fashions.
9. His latest innovation is a theater company that will perform for schools.
10. TV has conditioned us to expect instantaneous answers to difficult questions.

1. He did some research via computer.

2. The files were retrieved from the computer.
3. He moved to the USA in pursuit of a college degree.
4. We do everything to keep our database up to date.
5. Children challenge their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.
6. I was so surprised when he came – I had visualized someone much older.
7. The success of our campaign has exceeded our expectations.
8. The French Revolution changed France from a monarchy to a republic.
9. Some experts question the utility [=usefulness] of the procedure.
10. He tried to simplify the story for the younger audience.
11. She didn't want to work for a big corporation where everything was so impersonal.

1. It's hard to visualize him as a parent.

2. The cost must not exceed 10 dollars.
3. We got an almost instantaneous response from the company.
4. They needed to bring the first edition of the textbook up to date.
5. Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently.
6. Through technology and innovation, they found ways to get better results with less work.
7. Unlike oil, most Third World commodities are no longer essential to the West.
8. The uprising was ruthlessly suppressed by the police.
9. This software will run on any computer.
10. The word ‘aromatherapy’ was coined in the 1920s.