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COURSEBOOK
MTR 1
EX.2

MTR I (Texts 117 & 119)

Fill in the blanks with the following words:

misfortune – development – yielded – ailments – misconception – instantly – simultaneously –

circuit – devastating – feature – consciously – requires – activated – detection – borders –
observe – victims - inferred

1. Two children answered the teacher's question __________.

2. The alarm is __________ by the lightest pressure.
3. The investigation __________ some unexpected results.
4. If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have had __________ effects.
5. Children have always been the innocent __________ of wars.
6. The most distinguishing __________ of the house was a huge two-storey room running the
entire breadth and height of the building.
7. I'd like to clear up the common __________ that our society is based on money.
8. I don't think she's __________ rude to people - it's just her manner.
9. It’s a fact that education fosters the __________ of rational thinking.
10. A defect was found in the water-cooling/electrical __________.
11. She's suffered a good deal of __________ over the years.
12. Early __________ of the cancer improves the chances of successful treatment.
13. The role of scientists is to __________ and describe the world, not to try to control it.
14. I got all the usual childhood __________ during my childhood.
15. I __________ from her expression that she wanted to leave.
16. The two countries established political __________ between them throughout time.
17. Bringing up children often __________ you to meet their needs first.
18. Both drivers were killed __________, however, the passengers survived the accident.
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COURSEBOOK
MTR 1
EX.2

KEY:

1. simultaneously
2. activated
3. yielded
4. devastating
5. victims
6. feature
7. misconception
8. concsciously
9. development
10. circuit
11. misfortune
12. detection
13. observe
14. ailments
15. inferred
16. borders
17. requires
18. instantly
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COURSEBOOK
MTR 1
EX.2