AWL - sublist 4

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4A

1. The leaders of the two major political parties will have a _______________ on television tonight.     debate    :-)

2. Police believe the murder was _______________ by two men who were known to the victim.     committed    :-)

3. Asians are the fastest growing _______________ group in the United States.     ethnic    :-)

4. It is quite _______________ to me that she is no longer in love with him; she just ignores him completely.     apparent    :-)

5. Most adults learning a second language will _______________ their native accent to some degree.     retain    :-)

6. Without any _______________ experience as a waitress, it will be hard to find a job in a restaurant in this town.     prior    :-)

7. Information on _______________ for products sold in Canada is written in both English and French.     labels    :-)

8. My marks in math are a little low this semester, but _______________ I'm doing quite well.     overall    :-)

9. The president himself has been _______________ in a scheme to buy votes in the upcoming election.     implicated    :-)

10. The _______________ of five plus five is ten.     sum    :-)

4B

1. _______________ it will rain this afternoon, so you'd better bring your umbrella.     apparently    :-)

2. The greenhouse effect causes our atmosphere to _______________ more of the heat from the sun than normal.     retain    :-)

3. A recent study revealed that almost 90 percent of Americans _______________ themselves as shy.     label    :-)

4. Our company policy states that we are _______________ to fairness and honesty in all our dealings.     committed    :-)

5. The _______________ of all the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.     sum    :-)

6. The _______________ effect of the low Canadian dollar has been positive for our economy.     overall    :-)

7. Evidence suggests that newborn babies can hear and remember things which occurred _______________ to birth.     prior    :-)

8. Studies show that people generally show more positive attitudes towards those _______________ groups that they often come in contact with.     ethnic    :-)

9. The government is _______________ the possibility of raising taxes on cigarettes once again.     debating    :-)

10. Stress has been _______________ in a wide variety of illnesses.     implicated    :-)

4C

1. It is _______________ whether or not living together before marriage reduces the chance of divorce.     debatable    :-)

2. I wasn't there, but _______________ it was a great party.     apparently    :-)

3. She broke up with her boyfriend because he didn't seem to want to make the _______________ to having a serious relationship.     commitment    :-)

4. The decision of the international trade commission has serious _______________ for the Canadian farming industry.     implications    :-)

5. His _______________ is unclear; he has both Asian and African features.     ethnicity    :-)

6. Waste products are routinely _______________ as agricultural, industrial or municipal.     labelled    :-)

7. Despite its small size, Switzerland spends huge _______________ of money on aid to developing countries.     sums    :-)

8. Studies suggest that _______________, more people dream in black-and-white than in colour.     overall    :-)

9. He worked as a translator _______________ to becoming an ESL teacher.     prior    :-)

10. Following the collapse of communism in Europe, the people of Serbia voted to _______________ their Socialist government.     retain    :-)

5A

1. Outside workers at the university are holding a _______________ of meetings to discuss the possibility of joining a union.     series    :-)

2. We watched a news _______________ of the major events of the year on television on New Year's day.     summary    :-)

3. On the _______________ golf tour, players are allowed 45 seconds per shot.     professional    :-)

4. My son _______________ with his classmates by e-mail during the summer holidays.     communicates    :-)

5. She was wearing only a T-shirt and shorts, _______________ the cold weather.     despite    :-)

6. The Brazilian team scored a _______________ late in the second half to win the game 1-0.     goal    :-)

7. As a safety feature, this machine has a special _______________ which will shut it off if it begins to overheat.     mechanism    :-)

8. Teachers shouldn't try to _______________ their own religious or moral beliefs on their students.     impose    :-)

9. The _______________ number of people we will invite is 100.     approximate    :-)

10. The road runs _______________ to the border for about 100 miles.     parallel    :-)

5B

1. If you want to succeed, you need to set yourself some _______________, and then make plans on how to achieve them.     goals    :-)

2. Studies suggest that over 60 percent of adults in this country believe it may be possible to _______________ with the dead.     communicate    :-)

3. I wasn't sure how many people would be coming to the company barbeque, so I just _______________.     approximated    :-)

4. When finished a meal in China, it is polite to place your chopsticks in _______________ across your dish or bowl.     parallel    :-)

5. There are generally no set hours for a working _______________; you work as much as is required to get the job done, and you're not paid for overtime.     professional    :-)

6. When you write a _______________ of a newspaper article, you should give the essential information, and leave out minor details.     summary    :-)

7. He jumped in the water to save the young girl, _______________ being unable to swim himself.     despite    :-)

8. The government has _______________ a wage freeze for the next year in the public sector.     imposed    :-)

9. Eating is a requirement for living; therefore, there must be _______________ in the body and mind that make us hungry and interested in eating at regular intervals.     mechanisms    :-)

10. We listened to the first episode in the "Judy's World" soap opera _______________ in our language lab today.     series    :-)

5C

1. We hope to achieve our _______________ of increasing our profits by at least 20% this year.     goal    :-)

2. The rapid and continued success of Microsoft Corporation is almost _______________ in the world of business.     unparalleled    :-)

3. Vincent van Gogh once said that great things are done by a _______________ of small things brought together.     series    :-)

4. Female killer whales stop giving birth at _______________ 40 years of age.     approximately    :-)

5. _______________ its large size, the grizzly bear is amazingly fast, reaching speeds of over 60 kilometres per hour.     despite    :-)

6. The government of Iraq considers the international boundaries of the Arab nations to have been _______________ by the Europeans who occupied the countries following the Second World War.     imposed    :-)

7. Louis Boone once said, "Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest _______________ of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have."     summary    :-)

8. The coach needs to maintain a good, honest _______________ with all his players.     communication    :-)

9. Many psychologists believe that most animal species, including humans, seem to share basic learning _______________.     mechanisms    :-)

10. Dwayne was too short to play basketball _______________, so he went into coaching instead.     professionally    :-)