A Complete the following sentences with words from the list below.
foremost / boosted / soil / grain / infrastructure / intensive / pasture / recoiled / plowing / rightly / statement / breakthrough
1 He ________ in disgust from the horrible sight.
2 Due to the war, the country’s ________ has been devastated. There are hardly any public buildings standing.
3 After trying for months, the scientific team finally made a ________ in their research.
4 Alex is attending an ________ course in order to brush up on his French before the trip.
5 Diana was furious at the insult, and ________ so.
6 Professor Albrecht is one of the ________ scientists when it comes to cancer research.
7 This is one of the least developed countries. Farmers are still ________ the land like they’ve been doing for centuries.
8 Before the war, Ukraine was one of the major ________ producers globally.
9 I could see flocks of sheep grazing in the green ________ .
10 The reporter asked the Prime Minister for a ________ but the latter declined.
11 The introduction of modern machinery to the factory has ________ production to new levels.
12 We can achieve increased yield only if we fertilize the ________ .
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B Match the words to their synonyms.
conflict - intentionally
account for - drop
make up - vital
thrilling - finally
scope - range
occupy - comprise
contagious - acquire
deliberately - explain
decline - possess
crucial - infectious
ultimately - exciting
obtain - clash
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C Complete the gap with a word deriving from the word in CAPITALS.
1 The man dropped from a twelve-floor building. ________ , he survived. ASTOUND
2 We had to run a few tests in order to assess the ________ of the system. RESILIENT
3 The patient’s condition had to be ________ before the operation. STABLE
4 Some people find it immoral to ________ medical care and offer their services for free. COMMERCE
5 Her only ________ to the debate was a couple of casual remarks. CONTRIBUTE
6 Susan was not daunted by the ________ of the task she had undertaken. ENORMOUS
7 The ________ Jean introduced to the company were hard to imagine at first. INNOVATE
8 Dumping ________ sewage had a devastating effect on marine life. PROCESS
9 Accepting the new job meant a serious ________ to Frank’s income, but more time with his family. REDUCE
10 ________ is ranking as one of the most serious threats to the environment. FOREST
11 Environmental studies were ________ to the school syllabus last year. CORPORATE
12 Ancient monuments hold a particular ________ for me. FASCINATE
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