Chapter 1

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right to the items on the left.
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consequences
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Chapter One

Chapter One

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
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1. With over 10 different countries participating, the creates an interesting and lively environment.
2. Unfortunately the patients health is rapidly.
3. Refugees are often placed into new areas that culturally and socially to their original habitat.
4. Although not an exact number, the geologists that the volcanoe will erupt within 30 years.
5.As a result of the internet, ordinary people from all over the world are more than ever before.
6. Applying for an American Visa is a process that includes many difficult steps and a great deal of paperwork.
7. Switzerland remained in the war and did not fight with or support any side.
8. Historically, in a western wedding ceremony, the white dress was worn to the purity and virginity of the bride.
9. The first that the Aztecs had with the white man took place in 1519 when the Spaniards arrived to Mexico.
10. Radio astronomers their data into images similar to the way doctors change X-ray scans into viewable images.
11. The seating of the football stadium is over 5,000 people.
12. As the price of gas continues to rise, the demand for larger vehicles are declining both domestically and .