| 1. This specially-insulated picnic basket will __________ a constant temperature for up to 3 hours. | | |
| 2. Her family __________ have prevented her from taking on a full-time job. | | |
| 3. Home computers were virtually unknown __________ to 1980. | | |
| 4. I was afraid there was going to be a bus strike, but __________ they were able to negotiate a last-minute settlement. | | |
| 5. People who protest against capitalism are often __________ as communists by the right-wing press. | | |
| 6. Indonesia is made up of 17,000 islands, and the nation is made up of 300 __________ groups. | | |
| 7. Gandhi once said that a man is the __________ of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, and nothing else. | | |
| 8. One can estimate the intelligence of various animal species simply by measuring __________ brain size. | | |
| 9. The company is __________ whether or not to get out of the clothing business and concentrate on its shoe stores. | | |
| 10. The __________ of the latest poll are clear for the government; it cannot win the next election unless it chooses a new leader. | | |