Find which word does not belong in each group.

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It was customary then for children to stand __________ when the teacher came into the classroom

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Oh, your replacement doesn't even ______________ close to you. She's totally disorganized, and bossy too.

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Jean and Tim are talking about peer pressure.
Jean: “Classmates may have a great impact on how children think.”
Tim: “_______. They even want to hide their intelligence in the hope of being accepted in a group.”

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Advances in mobile technology and social networking websites mean we spend more time online than ever before. If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest in the world by population (The Economist, 2010). It is (25) _____ not surprising that so many psychologists, sociologists, and others are eager to give their thoughts on how this is impacting negatively on our society. The biggest criticism levelled at social networking is that young people are losing their offline friends to online friends (26) _____ are unable to provide the same deep connection and emotional support. However, a lot of research shows these criticisms are generally (27) _____. Allen et al. (2010) discovered that it is socially adjusted adolescents who are more likely to have a networking profile than those who are not. One study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project (2009) found that people are not (28) _____ offline friends with online companions but are using them to support their offline relationships. The study also found that social networks allow us to have discussions with a much more diverse set of people than in the real world, so we share knowledge with people from a wide (29) _____ of backgrounds

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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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When we went to Boston, we only had a couple of hours to look ____________

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It is a _______ 

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I tried ____ her flowers but it didn't have any effect

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In some countries, many old-aged parents like to live in a nursing home. They want to _____ independent lives

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Three prisoners ___________ from the prison in May

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The weather generally ……………. quite hot in July and August

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Even though they cost much more than others, flowers still ------- the most popular items for decoration in the reception area

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Come ____________, Helen, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone

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I can’t think of her name right now, but I’m sure it’ll .....  to me

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I’m taking an intensive 2 day _______ course in computing. I want to learn the basics quickly before I start my new job.

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Some people feel a strong ____ to keep their cultural identities

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Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it's time to dust ____________ the Christmas decorations

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The server had been updated ------- than was initially thought

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She had finished filling in the form before I _______