English Academic Vocabulary Advanced and Intermediate Exercises

For most children, [] in school is their first encounter with a formal institution.
The cook wiped the [] off her face as she bent over the hot stove to stir the soup.
Please [] to me why I shouldn't leave you when you've been having an affair with another woman!
The mayor fears that the [] unrest in one part of the city may spread to other areas if it is not brought under control immediately.
We put out some rat [] to get rid of mice, but our cat ate it, and died.
McDonald's Corporation [] one million pounds of waste per year in the 1980s by making their drinking straws 20 percent lighter.
He is a very [] figure in the industry, so everyone listens to his advice.
The Himalayas mountains are simply a huge mass of rocks which were compressed and [] upwards when the continent collided with Asia.
If any questions [] during the lecture, don't hesitate to ask them.
The world's first television weather chart was [] in Britain on November 11, 1936.

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