1- The ugliness of the resort is …………… by the excellence of the skiing.

2- The regulations …………… that everything has to comply with the relevant safety standards.

3- The chancellor …………… the criticism leveled against his educational policy and held firm.

4- He …………… in stocks and hoped that we would make a large profit when we sell our product.

5- We have decided to …………… the committee’s recommendations in full despite objections made by a few members.

6- The studio planned to make a movie of the book but the deal …………… due to budget problems.

7- A boundary dispute is making it impossible for the neighbors to live in …………… .

8- The teacher commended me on my improvement in writing, but …………… me for my lateness to class.

9- The company has shown a …………… disregard for the Customers’ complaint concerning the product.

10- What happens in the film bears little …………… to what actually happened.

11- This little book represented the …………… of 15 years of successful work and effort by the research team.

12- Graduation arid marriage are important …………… in people’s lives.

13- Few musicians arc as ………. as he is since he plays, composes, arranges, and teaches.

14- The scandal put the president in an …………… position and finally caused the overthrow of the government.

15- John didn’t do well at school; he was intelligent, but very …………… and didn’t study enough.

16- It was so sad that his face was …………… any warmth or humor in his birthday.

17- It seems …………… wearing a red shirt at the funeral in any part of the world.

18- The seminar on inflation was attended by a/an …………… collection of students, businessmen, and houswives.

19- We …………… invite you to visit our country, enjoy our community, and spend a few days touring our sights.

20- Although travelling can he exhausting, I always feel …………… when I arrive in a new country.

21- Branson later admitted that what he had said was false and that he had ……….. the whole story.

22- Since he failed his first exam, he has ……….. himself in his studies so that such a thing would not happen again.

23- you may make the decisions you think appropriate, but we hold you ………….. all the consequences.

24- Nobody who regularly uses the motorway can say they haven’t been warned about the dangers of driver ………… .

25- The prime minister cannot go ahead with the plan unless he first manages to obtain the …………… of the parliament.

26- Knowledge of medical cures advanced slowly, but deadly plagues no longer ……….. huge segments of the population.

27- Because pasteurization kills bacteria, it is most ………. to offer only pasteurized juices.

28- The chemical industry makes a crucial contribution to our health and ………. and to protection of the environment.

29- The youngster ……… without a trace one day and has never been found.

30- Reginald bought Sharona a new dress to ……………. her for the one he’d spilled his ice cream on.

31- Eating more animal foods is one way of boosting the caloric and ……….. density of the diet, a shift that appears to have been conducive to human development.

32- Knowing the potential ………………..within a child prodigy’s world, and how to counter them, can significantly improve each girl and boy’s chances for success with their double-edged gifts.