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1. Let's hope that both younger and older members of our ____ follow Lisa's example and come forward to become volunteers to help the disabled in our district.

community

2. Mary's use of color was not as ____ as she had hoped in making her room look bigger; it still looked small.

effective

3. It was a(n) ____ achievement; no one has ever won the championship five times before. unique

4. When people of the town discovered that the rich man had ____ so much money to the poor, they no longer thought he was unkind.

committed

5. Advertising can expand and ____ a company's image. reinforce

6. From my , Victor Hugo is the greatest writer the world has ever known.

perspective

7. When you are writing directions, you've got to be direct and ____ to make everything rightly understood.

explicit

8. The other team we played against today was not much of a ; we beat them easily.

challenge

9. The project has been somewhat ____ from reaching greater success, and much remains undone. hindered

10. At a later stage, some new problems , which seemed more difficult to deal with.

arose

11. We can and we must ____ all growing economic and cultural barriers that keep us from progressing.

remove

12. You may think that I am not important to this company, but I know I am .

essential

13. He ate so much that his body had begun to ____ over his belt. expand

14. This chapter ends with some brief ____ on the nature of knowledge—both scientific and academic.

comments

Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb. 1. The new plan is not considered practical as it does not allow ____ the unknown changes which will occur over the next 20 years.

for

2. I was just finished ____ my prayers (祈祷) when I heard loud explosions and the ground moved beneath our feet.

with

3. I have been asked to comment particularly ____ the usefulness of some of these new designs. on/upon

4. The old woman reflected ____ how much she had

accomplished and realized that, of everything she had ever done, she was most proud of raising her children to be good people.

on/upon

5. The investigation showed that the mistake was ____ the part of the authorities.

on

6. I am aware ____ the risks involved in the project, but I am willing to take the risks.

of

7. The car is here to stay and will play an even bigger role ____ our lives in the future.

in

8. The other players on the team are better than me, but I'm slowly catching .

up

9. The government has a special warning on the package of cigarettes to remind people ____ the harm of the tobacco.

of

10. addition, they are also required to spend four weeks in Italy during the summer vacation of their third year.

In

11. The pupils are taught that friendships between individuals are based ____ mutual trust and respect.

on/upon

12. I'm quite deaf. Would you come closer to me and speak ____ ?

up

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