1. The other runners could not compete with his ____________ strength and speed.

2. Some of the exam questions completely ____________ me.

3. Al Gore, one of the first U.S. politicians to seriously discuss environmental issues, is considered a ____________ in the green movement.

4. Five TV channels will be showing the president’s speech ____________.

5. Vocabulary teaching should focus on ____________ language, such as common phrases, as well as on individual words.

6. The Internet means that we have huge amounts of information at our ___________ at any time.

7. They organized the staff into four____________ teams.

8. The telephone company used to be government-owned, but is now part of the ____________.

9. The school __________ should definitely include at least one foreign language.

10. Good reading skills are essential for all students, whatever ____________ they choose.