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In recent years ------- complex and persistent problems in economic and social fields have led people to wonder why once comfortable answers no longer seem adequate to today’s questions. increasingly. ingeniously. generously. inadvertently.

He admits that he has not yet fully _______ the true implications or the logical conclusions of his startling discovery. given back. played down. thought out. backed out.

Recent studies have shown that smokers are more ___________ to common colds and flu than non-smokers. feasible. susceptible. applicable. responsible.

Anti-lock brakes (ABS) help you to maintain steering control of your car even while braking on ------- roads. lonesome. slippery. stagnant. reckless.

Bacteria have remarkable capacity for ___________ tolerance to previously lethal drugs. deceiving. denouncing. acquiring. recovering.

If you want that post you'd better apply quickly; the last day for _________ applications is Friday. reversing. withholding. enforcing. submitting.

In this paper I should like to report some of the results of an ________ study of two hundred London families. intrinsic. intensive. extreme. emphatic.