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One advantage of living in a/an ____ is to strengthen relationship between young children and adults

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Seeking a new life and hoping a significant (28) _____ in their standard of living, foreign workers began flocking into Western Europe during the 1950s. In Britain, some of the first immigrants arriving from the West Indies and the Indian subcontinent were welcomed by brass bands, but the dream of a new life soon (29) _____ sour for many. Attracted by the promise to earn good money and learn new skills, the reality they found was often one of low wages and, in many case, unemployment. Some did not adapt (30) _____ to life in a country of cold weather and discrimination. The (31) _____ of West Indian immigrants moved into the inner cities, areas that were already fraught with social tensions caused by poverty and poor housing. There were cases of open hostility towards the newcomers; riots (32) _____ out in Notting Hill, West London in 1958, when gangs of white youths began taunting immigrants. Yet despite the numerous difficulties they encountered, many foreign workers did manage to adjust to their new conditions, settling in their new adopted country and prospering. Their contribution had the effect of not only speeding up the pace of economic change in the postwar period, but also transforming Western Europe into a multiracial society

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Voters are beginning to _______________ notice of him as a serious candidate

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The ASEAN Foreign Ministers had candid and fruitful discussions on ASEAN's priorities for the year ahead, as well as deep exchanges on regional and international developments

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The committee _______ the solutions to the problems of overpopulation

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

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The price for footwear has declined dramatically, so many people have taken advantage to buy their favourite shoes

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The famous golf pro joked that he was over the _______ and it was time for him to retire

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I'm sorry for all the interruptions—please, carry ___________ with your story

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We would like to remind all our guests __________ their keys at reception before they depart

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John has passed away last week. He died ________ lung cancer

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Does the ship ..... Vienna?

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People talk about the generation gap as a kind of division between young people and their parents. It is something which is generally a problem when children enter their teenage years, and results (43) complaints on both side. Parents, for example, can often be heard to say that young people are (44) ______ and disobedient and in addition tend to be irresponsible when spending because they don’t appreciate the (45) ______ of money. Adolescents, on the other hand, complain that their parents don’t understand them. What has gone wrong? One explanation lies in (46) ______society has changed. In the past, children would typically continue the way of life of their parents. In today’s world, parents are very (47) ______ for their children because they want them to achieve more than they did. The problem is that the children often don’t agree with their parents’ plans. Teenagers also reach maturity at an earlier age than they used to and want their independence sooner. The resulting conflict is painful to both sides

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I can't believe you're going ___________ to school after all these years

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He knows how to ______________ an opportunity

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When you find money on the street and you don't know ____ it belongs to, collect and help save someone's life.

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One thing should be made quite clear: there can't be any last-minute changes once the programme ____ approved by all the people involved

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Malia’s wedding ring is enormous. It _____ have cost a fortune.

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If you go ...... like this, you won't have any friends left at all

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They’ll be exhausted by dinner. They will have been _____ hockey for seven hours.

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Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But the pollution (30) _____ is as complicated as it is serious. It is complicated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. (31) _____, exhaust from automobiles causes a large percentage of air pollution. But the automobile provides transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material that pollutes the air and water but factories give (32) _____ to a large number of people. Thus, to end or greatly reduce pollution immediately, people would have to (33) _____ using many things that benefit them. Most of the people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be gradually reduced in several ways. Scientists and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws (34) _____ require businesses and traffic to stop, or to cut down on certain polluting activities