For generations scholars have been arguing about the ............of one language-teaching method over another.

The study concerned learners' ..........of second language sounds that did not exist in their first language.

There is a...........difference in the number of words that children at different ages can understand.

The professor have a .............of opinions regarding the relationship between speech and cognition.

There is now a large body of ..............evidence about the most efficient ways to learn and remember new vocabulary.

The linguistics department will .........a survey about the number of languages spoken on campus.

The field of neurolinguistics is concerned with the...........between language and the structure and functions of the brain.

Considering the students' poor performance on the latest exam, the instructor had to ...........that his teaching method was not working and it was time to try something new.

in normal conversation, people.........between speaking and listening

People of all ages may use special words and phrases in order to ........with their social group

Very young children become frustrated when they are unable to ............what they want using words.

Amost every culture has........words. Often these are related to religion or family relationships.

The speaker's .............was so shocking that the room became instantly quiet.

The report was written using ..........grammar and had to be rewritten.

The multinational company is looking to hire people with ............in several languages.

After I explained the problem, my boss had an immediate ...........of what needed to be done

Harold's unusual accent in English ..........the fact that his mother was born in South Africa and his father in south Texas in the US.

I have trouble hearing the.........between an Australian and a South African accent.

The Irish playwright George humorously.......that England and America are two countries separated by the same language.

All languages ...........There is no language that sounds the same today as it did 1,000 or even 100 years ago.

Due to the..........of Turkish grammar, it can take a person many years to learn the language well

...............of languages into groups can be based on characteristics including word order or phonetic features.

In places, the border between the US and Canada is .......because there is no fence.

The student's body language........that she was uncomfortable being called upon to speak in class

When an important file went missing, the staff began a .........search of every location where it could have been misplaced.

This paper dictionary is .......to my online one because it doesn't give examples of how new words are used in sentences.

Drug companies must perform long-term.........studies on the effectiveness of new drugs versus older ones already in use.

When management and staff could not agree on the terms of a new contract, they hired a psychologist to..............the discussion.

Many people believe the ........that children learn to speak simply by imitating the adults around them.

Language students often use a variety of ...........to record and learn new vocabulary.

The same...........that means ' come here' in North America can mean 'go away' in Japan.

A young child may be unable to speak yet have normal intelligence and......

According to shareholder theory, a company's primary........is to those who hold stock in the company.

CEOs are often faced with............, such as whether or not to fire workers. being a good leader means being able to make difficult decisions.

when a company has a code of conduct, it can judge an employee's ethical performance according to a set of........rather than the opinions of managers.

It is important that companies learn to .........their goals in order to develop plans for achieving them.

Developing a code of conduct .............the development of an ethical work environment.

Many young people .......working for companies that do not have corporate soical responsibility initiatives.

In 2016, the banking industry had a .........rate of 18.1 percent, meaning about 18 percent of employees left their jobs and were replaced.

3M Corporation has developed a..............as an ethical company because of the way it promotes ethical behavior and corporate responsibility.

B Corporation are for-profit companies that make a .........to ethical work practices in addition to social and environmental responsibility.

B Lab is the name of a nonprofit organization that is ..........to building a community of companies that meet high ethical standards and make a positive social and environmental impact.

All of employees in a company can affect a company's ethics, but its executives are.........responsible for creating an ethical work environment.

Patagonia is an American outdoor clothing company that has tried to limit unnecessary............of resources and products through its "Don't Buy our jackets" advertising campaign.

Some studies show that having positive interactions with coworkers encourages.......Employees are likely to work harder when they feel connected to and valued by other employees in an organization.

CEO salaries have increased by over 900% since the 1970s. This ..........increase has occurred over the same period that a typical worker's pay has risen by only about 10%.

The company Salesforce has hired an officer whose goal is to make the company more fair and ...........of women and minorities.

One environmental ..........at Google aims for the company to get all of its energy from renewable sources.

The...........purpose of business ethics courses is to help future business leaders build responsible organization.

Many young business leaders .............corporate social responsibility as the best way to build ethical companies

Having a..............focus on increasing profits can often lead to ethics violation.

A ........portion-more than half-of Internet searches are done on mobile devices.

Automobile manufacturers often rely on many.....to provide the parts needed to create their products.

One trend in product design and advertising is to ...........young people who are interested in buying "green" or environmentally friendly products.

A CEO, or chief ...........officer, holds the highest position in a company and is responsible for managing its overall operations.

A profit-sharing plan is a type pf savings plan in which a company contributes some of its profits to help its employees save for.........After employees reach the age of 59 and stop working they can collect the money that was saved for them.

The stock market crash of 1929 contributed to an economic .............known as the Great Depression. By 1933, more than 20% of Americans were unemployed and almost half of American banks had failed.

Although the company president spoke politely and did not raise his voice, the...........of his remarks was that he was not pleased with the company's performance in the previous year.

The car manufacturer had to recall thousands of cars after a .............was discovered in the air bags.

Workplace safety ..........can cause serious problems. Not following established safety procedures can create a dangerous work environment and result in injury

Employees should not face..........for reporting unethical behavior in the workplace, yet employees often fear that they will be punished or lose their jobs if they speak up.

If company leaders want to ................positive change in the behavior of its employees, it needs to create ethical work environments and make decisions that encourage ethical behavior.

Carbon dioxide is more........than methane in the atmosphere .

nitrous oxide ............about 6 percent of al US greenhouse gas emission.

Destruction of forests contributes to global warming because plant........causes carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere.

Global warming is not the only effect of rising carbon dioxide emissions. Scientists have observed that an.......of carbon dioxide may also be changing the chemistry and biology of the oceans.

The global warming potential of a greenhouse gas is used to describe its.......compared to other gases. A gas with a high GWP, such as methane is able to absorb a large amount of energy.

Greenhouses ........heat in the same way that Earth's atmosphere does. Because heat is unable to escape, the greenhouse stays warm.

Wood does not transfer heat easily, which means it can .........heat longer than other materials.

In 2015, 29 percent of greenhouse gas.......were caused by the production of electricity.

When sunlight passes through the glass of the greenhouse, it is............by the plants and the greenhouse floor, and the light converts to heat.

Airplanes ...........heat and carbon dioxide as they fly through the air. and thus contribute to climate change

..........energy is the energy that something has not used yet.

Man-made factors such as electricity production are.......the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

To reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, industries will need to commit to a (n)........from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind.

Yesterday's rainstorm was a (n).........It's usually dry this time of year.

La Nina is a weather pattern that occurs at the end of EL Nino, when ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific become cooler. The La Nina/El Nino ..........repeats itself every three to seven years.

In Siberia, monthly average temperatures change..........throughout the year.

Hawaii normally experiences little .......in temperature. It is rare for the temperature to drop below 65F or rise above 90F

Earth's ......is composed of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and small amounts of other gases.

The distance between the Earth and the sun is an important.........that influences weather.

The feast was..........- there were huge tables loaded with meat, pies, and baskets of fruits and vegetables.

Many religious communities depend on donation from ............to help pay for building maintenance, social events, and staff salaries.

The newspaper published a strong .......of the way kitchen workers in some expensive restaurants were treated.

Members of the........were invited to participate in a lecture series addressing modern-day problems facing their congregations.

The heroic .........of the male character in the story is misleading, as further into the tale, the reader comes to realize that the hero falsely takes credit for another man's actions.

The diet of the lower classes was.........limited in comparison to the wie variety of foods available to medieval noblemen and women.

Different religions have varying ideas about behavior that is considered ........and should be either forbidden or punished.

We visited the Alcobaca........in Portugal (built in 1153) and learned about the day-to-day lives of the religious men who lived there.

The Roman..........of Greece took place in 146 BCE following the Battle of Corinth.

The Persian poet Sanai ...........his masterwork, the Walled Garden of Truth, in the early 12th century.

The woman felt an almost.........connection to the poem she had just read, which brought back memories of the religious teachings of her childhood.

The ghazal style of Persian poetry became......in the 12th century, and it continues to be important to this day in many Indian languages.

The practice of extravagantly presenting food...........for many years during the middle ages and continues to this day in the form of wedding cakes and other fancy pastries.

The book is considered to belong to the spiritual ..........., for it goes into depth about the main character's belief that the soul plays a central role in a person's well-being.

The artist was treated with utmost...........by his contemporaries, who regarded him as the most talented sculptor of their time.

The..........of Maya Angelou's song-like writing is enough to bring many readers to tears.

The painting was so.........that I discovered new details every time I looked at it.

With waiters in costume and a live band, the party was a (n) ........that guests would not soon forget.

Rare and expensive foods, such as meat dishes, are not served ............in many countries

Plants such as soy, which are the basis of vegetarian diets, can provide as much as...........meat

Children are often fascinated by stories involving...........creatures such as unicorns, mermaids and werewolves.

Modern art doesn't hold much........for me. I prefer paintings from much earlier periods, such as Middle Ages or the Renaissance.

The restaurant is know for its "fusion" dishes that combine the............of very different cultures, for example Japanese and Italian.

In honor of king's birthday, the royal cooks .........to prepare a feast that the guests would never forget.

The clothes worn by men and women on the .......class were often made of costly materials.

............meat, which is cooked directly over a fire, has been a popular dish in the cuisine of many cultures for thousands of years.

Rice and beans are a (n) .........of the diets of many countries.

In nearly every country on Earth, education is the key to social ........and financial stability.

In most cultures, weddings are ..........affairs in which the parents of the bride and groom spend large amounts of money to feed and entertain their guests.

Bread, pasta and sweet foods are not as ..........as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables and should make up only one part of a healthy diet.

As recently as one hundred years ago, Great Britain was a (n) ...........society in which people born into the lower classes had little chance of getting an education or marrying a person "above" them.

Some medieval languages, notably Latin, have .............disappeared as spoken languages and survive only in written form.

..............standards exist for vehicles in order to help reduce the negative environmental effects of burning fossil fuels.

It can be .........for consumers to buy vehicles made with polymer-based plastics, as such cars require less gasoline and are cheaper to run.

A worldwide .......in fossil fuel usage can be a positive step toward slowing down the rate of global warming.

Water is a (n)...........resource because there is a fixed amount of it on the plante, and it cannot be replaced.

An ideal scenario for car manufacturers wishing to cut costs would be to build vehicles made of .........that are both lightweight and inexpensive.

Safety standards for airbags and seat belts are ..........by governments to ensure the well-being of drivers and passengers.

When making decisions about the effectiveness of polymers in their products, developers must take a(n).............look at several factors, including cost, safety and weight.

Using polymeric materials in technology is not.......because these types of products have existed for decades.

The.............of a computer depends on the brand and the care it is given.

The researchers ...............a crash to see how well the car's seat belts would work in an accident.

Because of the intense amount of heat put on the polymeric material in the study, the material...........and broke into pieces.

The company researchers are attempting to create a polymer-based hiking boot that is..........enough to withstand water, heat and rough terrain.

The committee presented a new version of the product, and the executive board.......with them that it was superior to the original.

The new hear implant was designed to accommodate.........in levels of physical activity so that it could work for people with different lifestyles.

Groundwater ........resulted from the draining of strong medicals from the nearby car wash.

Scientist are studying foods that not only............the body but also appear to have the ability to prevent disease.

The scientists presented several.........results of their study on biofuel productions that got their audience's attention.

The solution to the problem would be extremely costly, but as it was the only ........one, the researchers decided to seek additional government funding to pay for it.

The apartment building's water.........began to have problems, which were noticed when residents saw discolored water coming out of their taps.

After reviewing the material-engineering student's outstanding thesis, her professor told her that she had a(n)......career ahead of her.

Conducting the experiment online ...........that participants would not provide as much information as they would in person

The wastewater treatment plan is right on the water, near the river's .........to the ocean.

The......the medical device organization took on its products was that they were of higher quality than all of its competitors.

The nursing professor worked on the.......floor of the hospital, where she taught students how to care for patients who suffered from bone and muscular conditions.

Metal crowns may be stronger, but dentists generally use ceramic crowns on visible teeth for.....reasons. Dentists want the color to match that of patient's natural teeth.

The patient was informed that he needed a(n) ........because he had a large cavity in one of his teeth.

The dental association was.......dentists from only the southern region of the state.

The patient was informed that she would have to get........since her natural teeth were diseased following years of smoking and poor dental care.

Doctors are concerned about rapid......in the patient's health. she is no longer able to walk without help.

Polymers are a preferred material in many kinds of medical and dental applications due to their......