AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 4b

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right with the items on the left.
1. In both Athens and Rome, dramatic developments in the arts and sciences _______________ with the rise of the city and its empire.
2. Because there is no wind or water on the Moon, the footprints left by the Apollo astronauts will not _______________, and should last at least 10 million years.
3. Canada is quite weak _______________; most of our warships are quite old, and we have very few planes or helicopters for use in a conflict.
4. Tourists in Finland are _______________ of seeing the midnight sun if they visit the country sometime between the middle of May and the third week of June.
5. Napoleon took 14,000 French decrees, and simplified them into a _______________ set of seven laws, the first time in modern history that a nation's laws applied equally to all citizens.
6. Our corporate philosophy holds that profits must sometimes be _______________ to employee satisfaction in order to create a positive working environment.
7. Learning to _______________ fluently in another language is an exciting process.
8. Local festivals, fairs, and markets remain an _______________ part of life on the Caribbean island of Grenada.
9. Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, is a divided city, with the northern _______________ occupied by Turks, and the southern section by Greeks.
10. Attempts by the Samoan government to develop a larger and broader economy are _______________ by the island nation's remote location.