Choose the word that is the better fit for each blank.
1
. enhance / candidate
A survey found that not very many people like the__________ . So he is trying to
think of ways to___________ his image and make people like him.
2
. era / solar
We live in a(n)___________where people are very concerned
about conserving our
natural resources. Many people think using___________ energy
is a good way to do
this.
3. incorporate / pollute
The company doesn’t want to___________the air anymore, so they are going to
___________ new rules for disposing waste.
4. corporate / confidential
The___________files were locked in the basement. The information in them was
about important customers and had to be kept__________ .
5. mobile / phenomenon
In the early 1900s, music records were an amazing__________ .
People back then
would have been even more amazed by today’s ___________ music players.
6
. automobile / parallel
The old___________ was very large and difficult to drive. Jane
had trouble parking it
between the___________ lines in the parking lot.
7. ridiculed / transportation
Ben didn’t listen to my advice about__________ . Instead, he___________ me and
continued to drive fast, eventually causing an accident.
8
. guidelines / intervals
The___________for the race are very simple: just run as fast as you can. There will
be short___________when you can stop for a drink of water.
9
. modify / territories
The government decided to ___________ its borders.
It made several of its
___________smaller so that it could create a new one.
10
. tournament / interact
The baseball___________ is always a lot of fun. It allows students from all over the
city to___________with each other.