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7. He promised me that the price to fix my phone will not __________ $700.
8. Because of the vast cultural differences, the marriage situation in China is not __________ to that in the US.
9. I felt very __________, standing there without any clothes on.
11. We can't see the stars at night when the __________ pollution is bad.
12. There is a __________ difference between the Chaozhou language and the Shantou language.
14. The professor claimed that __________ caused global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere.
17. If the natural __________ channel is badly damaged there will be many floods
18. Too much soil __________ in forests can remove important nutrients and make it difficult for plants to grow.
19. Not even the protests __________ the government to make any changes in policy.
20. She __________ to remember all the vocabulary, but failed.
21. The school __________ that the holiday will start early this year because everyone did well on their exams.
23. There are many __________ to overcome to gain a college degree, like Level 4 English.
24. To break the world record they had to __________ the width and length of the pizza.

1. Governments must have __________ for their people in case of natural disasters.
2. Few visitors are allowed to set foot in the conservation area for endangered __________.
3. Both students and teachers put a lot of effort into __________ the English Festival, and it turned out perfectly.
4. If he knew the __________ of his actions he would never have asked her on a date.
5. Before we buy new furniture we need to get the __________ of the sofa and the room.
6. The __________ of water and air is an expensive process, but as China's air becomes worse it may be necessary.
10. Scientists believe that global warming will disrupt weather __________ around the world.
13. No one __________ the financial crisis in 2008, so we were all unprepared.
15. Even small changes in ocean temperature can completely destroy delicate reef __________.
16. Many rural villages uses pumps or wells to extract __________ for agricultural use.
22. With the introduction of new farming methods, agricultural production __________ last year.