| 1. A car travelling at a _______________ speed of 100 kilometres per hour would take more than 48 million years to reach the nearest star. | | |
| 2. In the 1530s, a printing press was set up in Mexico City, and the country's first newspaper was _______________ there in 1541. | | |
| 3. Racist comments against others are totally unacceptable, no matter what the _______________. | | |
| 4. A proper essay _______________ its ideas clearly and effectively. | | |
| 5. We feel that animal testing should be reduced to a minimum and carefully _______________ in each case. | | |
| 6. The increase in tax revenues has been _______________ by rising costs for the public health system. | | |
| 7. Top _______________ executives are meeting today to urge the American government to lower taxes. | | |
| 8. The Book of Genesis in the Bible deals with the _______________ of creation, as seen by the Christian religion. | | |
| 9. All _______________ questions should be directed to the staff at the computer help desk. | | |
| 10. For centuries, Korea was _______________ by its larger and more aggressive neighbours. | | |