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He gave her a present to ____________ amends for his rudeness

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After months of trying to find a cheap flat in the centre of town, he’s finally _______ in the sponge

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They tried to ...... her ...... with a difficult question

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Taking care of the needs of the old, the sick and the homeless is our ____

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"Parents today want their kids spending time on things that can bring them success, but (1)_________, we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success-and that's household chores," says Richard Rende, a (2)_________ psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz, and co-author of forthcoming book “Raising Can-Do Kids." Decades of studies show the benefits of chores- academically, emotionally and even professionally. Giving children household chores at an early age (3)_______ to build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to research by Marty Rossmann, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota. In 2002, Dr. Rossmann analyzed data from a longitudinal study (4)_______ followed 84 children across four periods in their lives-in preschool, around ages 10 and 15, and in their mid-20s. She found that young adults who began chores at ages 3 and 4 were more likely to have good relationships with family and friends, to achieve academic and early career success and to be self-sufficient, as (5)_______ with those who didn't have chores or who started them as teens. Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others' needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education

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He’d rather go to bed late and play video games,______?

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The teacher has _______ come into the principal's room

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Water is of vital importance to all living things. Without it, all living things will surely die. We also use a great (16)______ of water daily in our homes, in factories, and in power stations. Most of this water is fresh water and it comes to us from reservoirs, rivers and lakes. The Earth's surface is (17)_____ by large areas of water which we call oceans and seas. If you have tasted the water from the sea, you will know that, unlike fresh water, seawater tastes salty. This is due to the (18)_____ of sodium chloride which comes from the land. Rivers carry it to the sea. Although neither salt nor fresh water has any color, the sea often looks blue (19)______ the sunlight. The reason is that sunlight is made up of many colors. Some colors disappear quickly in the sea but blue light bounces back or is reflected, to the surface. This makes the sea look blue. (20)______ , a stormy sky will make the sea look grey

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........... in the morning, clean the parish house kitchen from what the auxilary cooked the night before

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When did the short skirt first ....... ?

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If you .............................. any money, I’d give you some

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The food is ............... than the last time I ate it

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Dad was concentrating _______ driving and was not able to enjoy the scenery

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Talented students with a disability should be helped to become independent, ____ in the society and achieve success at school.

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It took Juan a long time to build up the courage to ..... Mariella ....., but at last he did and she said yes

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I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I______it better

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There are not many ____ courses in the last two years at university. Most of them are compulsory

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How long did the ………of the murderer last?

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Effective learning requires that you acquire information through reading, listening, observing, practising, experimenting and experience. Information is all around you: the trick is to acquire relevant and meaningful information and develop this into knowledge and skills.

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The driver _________ at the boys who are playing football in the street

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The basic fiber-optics system is called a fiberscope, ………… Consists of two bundles of fibers