| 1. The airport has instituted a special tax to _______________ the cost of renovations to the building. | | |
| 2. The prime minister has proposed a number of _______________ changes to the economy in order to make the country more competitive on international markets. | | |
| 3. The _______________ of nuclear weapons in the world has reached a level where we are now able to actually destroy our planet. | | |
| 4. _______________ medicine is beginning to return to some of the lost wisdom of previous ages. | | |
| 5. We asked John to join our discussion. He won't be affected by our decision, so he is completely _______________ regarding the issue. | | |
| 6. The economy of the Côte d'Ivoire is highly sensitive to _______________ in international prices for coffee, cocoa beans, and palm oil, and to weather conditions. | | |
| 7. The concept of statistical _______________ determines that a behaviour is abnormal only if it occurs infrequently among the members of the group as a whole. | | |
| 8. Evidence suggests that the earliest peoples came to the two American continents at least 12,000 years ago, probably _______________ the Bering Strait. | | |
| 9. The _______________ of the country, including the communications and transportation systems, was seriously damaged by the earthquake. | | |
| 10. Proper exercises and stretches can help relieve _______________ in the lower back. | | |