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For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3)
9. He was unable to make the speech, so I was asked to _____ and make it on his behalf. 
(to take the place
of someone - often also used with 'for')
10. A lot of people are _____ the idea of working for themselves because of the lack of a regular salary.
(to be discouraged from doing something, usually because of a potentially negative outcome)
13. Once bad weather _____, people tend to stay at home rather than go out. 
(to start and become
permanent)
14. Doctors amd medical experts were unable to _____ why some people survived the virus and others
didn't. 
(to understand or know the reason for something)
15. She _____ a story about ghosts in the cellar to stop us going down there, but of course we didn't
believe her. 
(to invent a story)
17. At the age of 38 he _____ the post of President, but lacked sufficient experience to be taken seriously.
(to apply for a job in politics, competing against other people for the same job)
18. Despite massive promotion by the tourist board. it took a long time for tourism to _____ again after
the terrorist attacks. 
(to improve, to get better)
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general vocabulary
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A. There are several words in this passage which are spelt incorrectly. Can you find and correct
them?
B. Instructions as above.
For reference, see the 
Easier English Dictionary for Students
(978 0 7475 6624 3) 
Apart from condemming tobacco companies and rising the price of cigarettes,
the goverment's anti-smoking campain has failed to have any long-term affects,
and the only people bennefitting from it are the Inland Revenue departement.
Meanwhile, persistant smokers are being denied treatment by the NHS.

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