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- 4. Researchers have found that many newly married couples keep their money in ? accounts.
- 7. The politician promised to take a ? approach to governance rather than strictly follow his party’s ideology.
- 8. The path up the mountain was ? and took five hours to hike.
- 15. Exploring outer space was once considered ?.
- 17. The black mamba is one of the world’s most ? snakes.
- 18. The online community has added several ? to the English language.
- 19. Astronomers ? count the number of sunspots that occur each year.
- 20. Reality shows have been the ? format for TV shows in recent years.
- 22. As wine ages, ? collects at the bottom of the bottle.
- 23. the machine ? old cars into blocks of scrap metal.
- 28. Mandy’s vague excuse ? her father’s anxiety.
- 31. After a long ?, the jury announced its decision in the murder trial.
- 33. The author ? answered the questions during the interview.
- 34. The Black Plague ? the population in Europe.
- 38. The presence of cycles in history is ? when studying later Mesopotamia.
- 39. The once popular theory regarding the existence of intelligent life on Mars now seems ?.
- 40. The statue ? where the famous speech took place.
- 41. The teacher ? used simple terms to explain the complex concept to the students.
- 42. Doris finally got a refund for the faulty microwave after making ? complaints.
- 43. Credit card information is a ? target for hackers and cybercriminals.
- 44. After the country hosted its first World Cup, interest in soccer among the local population ?.
- 46. The international mediator attempted to ? the two countries.
- 48. Nelson Mandela ? South Africa’s struggle for independence.
- 49. Nancy was grateful to an ? reader for some helpful comments.
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- 1. The contract ? that employees report to work at 9 a.m. from Monday to Friday.
- 2. The ? for lightning to strike the same location twice is small.
- 3. Skin cancer can result from the ? effects of the sun.
- 5. The Hubble Space telescope can capture ? images of distant galaxies.
- 6. The ? of pandas in captivity is rare.
- 9. The man ? wanted to buy a bottle of water, but the store was already closed.
- 10. In the jungle, archaeologists uncovered pottery and other ? from an ancient civilization.
- 11. The prize for first place was a new car, so contestants had a large ? to win.
- 12. The flu season is expected to ? in late January.
- 13. Lincoln’s ? education aroused his desire to learn.
- 14. The movie was praised for its ? depiction of what happens in a war.
- 16. After a long meeting, the two sides were finally able to reach a ?.
- 20. A sudden downturn in the stock market is one of the ? of investing.
- 21. Oil drills ? a tremendous amount of force and can easily break through hard rock.
- 24. The police officers ? the stolen money from the thief’s hiding place.
- 25. Jack often speaks ? in meetings because he lacks confidence.
- 26. The ? site of Machu Picchu was rediscovered in 1911.
- 27. Some treatments that have worked in the rat ? have also been successful in humans.
- 29. Hawks ? return to the same place to breed year after year.
- 30. Sir Issac Newton is the ? father of modern optics.
- 32. Winning the lottery is highly ?.
- 35. To prepare for any possible hostilities to come, the military was ?.
- 36. The neighborhood kids made it a Halloween tradition to visit the ? house on the hill.
- 37. The ? of a healthy relationship is honest communication.
- 45. The global unemployment rate has improved ? since the financial crisis.
- 47. In Alaska’s cold and harsh climate, evergreen trees such as spruce ?.
- 48. Houses are ? throughout the desolate region.