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10. Susan’s q u est______a satisfying job was at last realised.
11. _____everyone’s astonishment, she arrived at the party in a Rolls Royce.
12. My cousin has a íla ir_____languages and can speak more than six.
13. You should not use aerosols because they’re harm íul______________ the
environment.
14. I’m sure there’s a jin x __________ this dress. Whenever I wear it I have a
terrible time.
15. I began to get im patient__ his continual lack of punctuality.

13.
1. Tom’s absorption ___ his studies means he has no social life.
2. Eating too much fat and sugar is detrim ental______your health.
3. The amount of water absorbed cotton wool is greater than that
______paper.
4. The bank wrote to me to advise m e ______their new overdraít facilities.
5. If you need advice______exam techniques, any of our trained staff will
help you.
He cared ______ the environment and gave an inspiring speech ______
the issue.
At the Chinese restaurant we started______spare ribs, then had chicken
Soup and coconut ice cream to finish.
8. The doctor advised us ______ travelling to Egypt without having the
proper inoculations ílrst.

14.
For questions 1-12 read the text below and think of the word vvhich best fits
each gap. Use only one word in each gap. In this exercise, each missing word
is a proposition. There is an example at the beginning (0).
GIFT OF THE GAB

Chatting to babies in a particular way boosts their intelligence and gives
them a head start (0) ỉ n life, a new study has found. Speech and language
therapist Dr Sally Ward selected 140 nine-month-old children from
Manchester. She then ga ve 70 of the parents detailed advice (1) ______the
best way to communicate (2 )______their child and left the other 70 without
guidance. The “communicating” parents were told to spend at least 30
minutes every day talking to their child, (3) ______ any background noise,
about subjects vvhich their infant might take an interest (4) ______ . More
than six years later, and after regular checks had been kept (5 )______ their
progress, the children had IQ tests. Those in the talking group were, (6)
______average, a year and three months ahead (7) _______the other group.
Nine children had IQs in the gifted category, whereas none in the non-
talking group was as bright.

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