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The city centre was quite a _____ away from my house. It takes me nearly an hour to drive there

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My suit needed to be cleaned before the interview but didn't do that

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She looks very exhausted because she _______ all night

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

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In Africa a famous food company tried to sell its baby food by advertising it with the picture of a baby on the label. They did not know that this particular country used labels only to (19)_________ a picture of the food inside. When Pepsico used the slogan "Come alive with Pepsi' in Taiwan, they had no idea that it would be translated into Chinese as 'Pepsi (20) ________ your ancestors back from the dead’. Misunderstandings such as these about language or about culture are sometimes comical but can also cause genuine hurt or anger. Business styles (21) ________ widely in different countries and what is normal in one culture can be completely unacceptable in another. Socialising in different countries can be tricky. In Arabic countries, for example, people do not discuss business (22) _________ meals. Giving gifts is another potential problem: in the UK most people take presents to a dinner party, but in many countries this is not polite because it (23) _________ you think the host is poor

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Old people are often looked_________ by their children when they get older

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I've taken _____________ a new project at work in addition to my normal responsibilities

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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 are very______ and have no time for a hobby

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The scientists are working on a drug capable of arresting the spread of cancerous cells

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OK, I'll ...... again later

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I don't know why you .......... Robert, he's such a nice guy to everyone!

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I've lost a lot of weight over the winter, and I'm looking forward to showing my new body __________ at the beach this summer

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What time do we set ___________ tomorrow?

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Our teacher told us that if we don’t ___________ the environment, our grandchildren may not even be able to carry on living

Find which word does not belong in each group.

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

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Unfortunately, Jamie’s plans to tour around Australia didn’t _______ due to a lack of finances

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Your explanation______reasonable

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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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I never wear red. It’s color that doesn’t _________me