Social Terms and Issues

1. The country’s mineral resources have been ______ by foreign powers.

2. All the crops on that farm have been ________ with insecticide.

3. The use of plastic for shoes ________ of leather has ruined shoe repairing as a business.

4. Since 1945 the rivalry in military strength between the world’s great powers has produced a ________ balanced peace.

5. Hopes of finding the missing climbers are now beginning to ________.

6. The farmer put a ________ in his field to frighten the birds away from his crops.

7. The explorer ________ all the way to the source of the river by boat.

8. The townspeople held a celebration when work on the ________ of the ancient building had been completed.

9. Corruption in the running of the city’s largest bank was ________ in the local newspaper.

10. During the war there was so little food that it had to be ________.

11. Will you ________ Peter to bring his camera tomorrow?

12. We covered a wide ________ of topics in the interview.

13. After the outbreak of a mysterious illness, investigation revealed ________ of the town’s water supply.

14. The Prime Minister made an excellent ______ in the House yesterday.

15. This church was ________ by the famous architect Archibald Sparrow.

16. I am never free on Thursday evenings as I have a ________ arrangement to play chess with a friend.

17. If you are interested in becoming a ________ of the club, telephone the secretary during office hours.

18. Although nobody ________ his presence, Mr. Smith knew he had been recognized.