| 1. We are quite pleased with the __________ of the negotiations. | | |
| 2. She had her first __________ experience just after she graduated from high school. | | |
| 3. His lack of experience has been a significant __________ on his ability to move up in the company. | | |
| 4. After the volcano erupted, all the houses in the town below were covered with a __________ of ash. | | |
| 5. Li-Ping has visibly improved her painting __________ as a result of taking an art course last summer. | | |
| 6. Religion persists in part because people experience dissatisfaction with modern industrial living and its __________ on rationalism and materialism. | | |
| 7. Because the birth rate is low in this country, we have to increase our population through __________. | | |
| 8. There is a Hebrew proverb which states, "Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but from the __________ of his neighbours." | | |
| 9. She had a severe allergic __________ to the medication the doctor gave her, and almost died. | | |
| 10. An increase in taxes has resulted in a __________ rise in prices. | | |