A Complete the following sentences with words from the list below.
rural / spans / endeavors / leaned / produce / penmanship / household / apprentices / tuition / trace
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1 Jack’s vocabulary is rather poor. He can name very few ________ items in English.
2 Samantha’s handwriting is outstanding, due to the fact that she was taught ________ at school.
3 Blind people can ________ letters with their fingertips.
4 In ________ areas, unlike urban ones, there are very few employment opportunities.
5 My uncle’s career as a politician ________ almost two decades.
6 The blacksmith had two ________ working for him. In return, he taught them the secrets of the trade.
7 The ________ fees for the computer course amount to €120 per month.
8 I prefer shopping at the greengrocer’s because I can find fresh, local agricultural ________ .
9 At primary school Dave ________ on his elder brother for support.
10 He had been studying very hard and his ________ were rewarded; he was admitted to college.
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B Match the words to their synonyms.
era - officially approve
itinerant - memorizing
govern - provide
compulsory - rough
sanction - wandering
rote learning - tool
suspend - obligatory
coarse - historical period
supply - hang
implement - rule
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C Complete the gap with a word deriving from the word in CAPITALS.
1 In the past, students that behaved ________ had to be punished. OBEY
2 The Minister promised that computer ________ will be a thing of the past in 10 years. LITERATE
3 Josh was so bored that he hardly made any ________ to the conversation. CONTRIBUTE
4 We worked ________ and managed to finish the project within the deadline. PRODUCE
5 Juvenile ________ is a serious problem with no easy solutions. DELINQUENT
6 Jason has exhibited his ________ to our cause since the very beginning. COMMIT
7 The ________ of the item depends on factory production. AVAILABLE
8 These tyres were made ________ for driving on the snow. EXCLUDE
9 I don’t think we can turn him against James. He supports him with great ________. FERVENT
10 Whenever I asked Frank for help, he would ________ complain. VARY
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