Question 1

Working with young children is ______ because they all have individual needs.

Accepted Answer

challenging

Question 2

The patient's life was saved thanks to the ____ of the surgeon.

Accepted Answer

expertise

Question 3

The results of the experiment are very unusual and we don't know how to ____ them.

Accepted Answer

interpret

Question 4

The report I wrote ______ the manager's ____l and he praised my work.

Accepted Answer

meet with sb's approval

Question 5

When I saw the pile of paperwork, I realized what a ___ task lay ahead of me.

Accepted Answer

daunting

Question 6

Gerald described the robbers as ____ as he could.

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accurately

Question 7

The exam results were ___ disappointing.

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somewhat

Question 8

Earthquakes are ___ they strike without warning.

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unpredictable

Question 9

I admire your enthusiasm, but it is no ___ for ability.

Accepted Answer

substitute

Question 10

___ must be encouraged; if we want the economy to grow.

Accepted Answer

entrepreneurialism

Question 11

You should ___ change, rather than fear it - see it as a new adventure.

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embrace

Question 12

You will be working closely with our valued staff, so you must have excellent ___.

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interpersonal skills

Question 13

The student expressed her ___ at the amount of work she had to do.

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consternation

Question 14

Many people in the town lost their ___ when the coal mine closed.

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livelihood

Question 15

This new cell phone is an amazing gadget, ___ extremely expensive.

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albeit

Question 16

Sue has an ___ to computer games; she thinks they are a total waste of time.

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aversion

Question 17

He is ___ one of the greatest thinkers of our generation.

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undeniably

Question 18

Traditionally, the colors pink and blue are favored by girls and boys ___.

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respectively

Question 19

One notable change in the 1990s was that computers became ___ in people's homes.

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commonplace

Question 20

When the company started losing money, workers were made ___.

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redundant

Question 21

Campaigners for prison ___ succeeded in making prison conditions better.

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reform

Question 22

As technology progresses, electronic ___ are becoming smaller.

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device

Question 23

The ___ of the exam changes from time to time, so make sure you have the latest information.

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format

Question 24

When machines or electrical items become ___, it becomes increasingly hard to find spare parts for them.

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obsolete

Question 25

Many people now consider it ___ to have a computer in the home.

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essential

Question 26

Some people claim that ___ music does not sound as good as earlier analogue recordings.

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digitized

Question 27

The angry crowd ___ against the new tax laws.

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protested

Question 28

Many people in the town lost their ____ when the coal mine closed.

Accepted Answer

livelihood

Question 29

Miles didn't ___ life in the country so he moved back to the city after a year.

Accepted Answer

take to

Question 30

There has been an upward ___ in the number of people wanting to study sciences.

Accepted Answer

shift

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