AWL Sublist 9 - Exercise 1b

Matching exercise

Match the items on the right with the items on the left.
1. Your left lung is smaller than the right to _______________ the space taken up by your heart.
2. The gas company was able to _______________ the pipeline under our flower garden without having to dig up our yard at all.
3. Beirut is a major seaport, and handles the _______________ of Lebanon's imports and exports.
4. The capital city of the Dominican Republic was _______________ by Christopher Columbus' brother, Bartolome, in 1496.
5. A _______________ of doctors worked for over 12 hours to replace the baby's diseased heart.
6. The threat of war has _______________ now that the government has withdrawn its troops from the disputed territory.
7. Since this latest scandal, there has been a _______________ change in the public's level of trust in the prime minister.
8. Playing games helps children to learn both social _______________ and social skills.
9. _______________ with his pop music career, Paul McCartney has also written an opera and a book of poetry, and put on an exhibition of his paintings.
10. When a shrimp is first born, it is male, and it gradually evolves to female as it _______________.