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3. Both students and teachers put a lot of effort into __________ the English Festival, and it turned out perfectly.
4. Too much soil __________ in forests can remove important nutrients and make it difficult for plants to grow.
5. Because of the vast cultural differences, the marriage situation in China is not __________ to that in the US.
6. The __________ of water and air is an expensive process, but as China's air becomes worse it may be necessary.
9. The professor claimed that __________ caused global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere.
12. Governments must have __________ for their people in case of natural disasters.
13. Few visitors are allowed to set foot in the conservation area for endangered __________.
14. Not even the protests __________ the government to make any changes in policy.
15. To break the world record they had to __________ the width and length of the pizza.
16. He promised me that the price to fix my phone will not __________ $700.
17. If the natural __________ channel is badly damaged there will be many floods
18. I felt very __________, standing there without any clothes on.
20. There is a __________ difference between the Chaozhou language and the Shantou language.
21. No one __________ the financial crisis in 2008, so we were all unprepared.

1. There are many __________ to overcome to gain a college degree, like Level 4 English.
2. If he knew the __________ of his actions he would never have asked her on a date.
7. The school __________ that the holiday will start early this year because everyone did well on their exams.
8. Before we buy new furniture we need to get the __________ of the sofa and the room.
9. Many rural villages uses pumps or wells to extract __________ for agricultural use.
10. Even small changes in ocean temperature can completely destroy delicate reef __________.
11. We can't see the stars at night when the __________ pollution is bad.
12. With the introduction of new farming methods, agricultural production __________ last year.
19. She __________ to remember all the vocabulary, but failed.
22. Scientists believe that global warming will disrupt weather __________ around the world.