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The man refused …….. to the hospital.

In Vietnam, children begin their primary ........  at the age of six.

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Tim and Tom look similar although they are not brothers.

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The impressive floral display at the building entrance is ----------- made up of blue flowers, with a few red ones artfully placed throughout.

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I don’t know how …. my thanks to your kindness.

The seemingly simple act of exchanging business cards is more complex in Japan _______ the business card represents not only one's identity but also his status in life.

Meanwhile, in China, pharmaceutical factories have been building up collections of antiques made from rhino horn, for the sole purpose of smashing them to powder to make the ___________ ingredient of many of their medicines.

Every ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect dies (1) ...... forever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) ...... twenty years from now.
The seas are in (3) ........ They are being filled with poison, industrial and nuclear (4) ......., chemical fertilizers and pesticides, sewage. The Mediterranean is already nearly dead. The North Sea is following. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to live in the seas.
The tropical rain forests, which are the (5) ...... of half the earth's living things (including many rare animals and plants), are being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have disappeared in twenty years. The (6) ...... on the world's climate and on our agriculture and food supplies, will be disastrous.
Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the World Wildlife Fund was (7) ...... - a small group of people who wanted to raise money to save animals and plants from extinction.
Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large international organization. It has raised over $35 million for conservation projects, and has created or given (8) ...... to National Parks in five continents. It has helped 30 mammals and birds, including the tiger, to (9) ........ Perhaps this is not much, but it is a start. If more people give more money - and if more governments wake up to what is happening -perhaps the World Wildlife Fund will be able to help US to avoid the disaster that (10) ...... the natural world, and all of US will be with it.
(2)..................

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Naomi Takeda was not able to attend the meeting last Tuesday, but Claire Marsters gave her a__________of the discussion.

The point of Phobia Awareness Week is to highlight the difficulties that many people face in everyday situations. It is important to (1) _____ between a fear and a phobia. It's (2)______usual for all of us to have our own peculiar fears, for example being anxious around snakes or nervous about flying. However, only a very small proportion of US actually have a phobia of these things. When these fears begin to (3) _____ you embarrassment or you feel that your life is being disrupted then you would be wise to (4)_____ treatment for what could potentially be a phobia. By far the most (5) _____ phobia and potentially the most disruptive is agoraphobia. The word derives from Greek and (6) _____ means 'fear of the marketplace' but we apply it today to describe a distressing (7) ______ in which people avoid going outside because of the awful feelings of anxiety that arise. Treatment of phobias usually consists of the patient (8) _____ behavioural therapy during which they gradually get used to being near the object or the situation that causes them fear. Drugs may be (9) _____ to treat anxiety and many people opt for alternative therapy such as acupuncture or hypnosis to help them come to (10) _____ with their fear and conquer it.
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He’s left his book at home; he’s always so ..........................

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The energy commission has suggested that constructing roofs in a lighter, more reflective color will_________reduce the amount of heat in urban areas.

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I'd appreciate it if you could provide me with the requested             by February 10 at the latest

The dress is a little big for you.You’d better go to tailor’s and _______ at the waist.

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Reaching 35 and obviously aging, Jane has to make up her mind on her future very soon.

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The effective use of landscaping makes the difference between  having a real garden and --------------- a collection of plants.

The marketers make an…………of products that attract a wide variety of potential customers.

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I’m becoming increasingly absent–minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

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Human resources director Erika Nikata understands that employee recruitment and retention are.................. important.

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Mr. Rap ........ mathematics before he ....... to literature.

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The teacher _______ before we arrived.