| Item 1-7 : World War I |
| 1. An assassination is the killing of an _______ person, such as a president, a king, a queen, etc. |
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1. important |
2. essential |
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3. enormous |
4. eminence |
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| 2. The Balkan Peninsula - a region in southeast Europe that ________ countries such as Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, etc. |
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1. includes |
2. include |
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3. including |
4. includings |
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| 3. A series of alliances and treaties between ________ and countries meant that one single assassination led to a war. |
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1. provinces |
2. empires |
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3. peninsulas |
4. lands |
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| 4. For the first time, ________, aeroplanes, and submarines were used on a large scale. |
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1. Ferrari |
2. Ducati |
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3. tanks |
4. Formula 1 |
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| 5. British soldiers were killed or _______ on the first day of the Battle of the Somme – that’s 60,000 in just one day! |
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1. declared |
2. injured |
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3. noticed |
4. accumulated |
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| 6. Women found work as nurses, bus drivers and workers in ______ factories, among many other things. |
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1. chocolate |
2. electronics |
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3. munitions |
4. plastic |
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| 7. The ______ noticed how poppies often grew on the battlefields over the bodies of the dead soldiers. |
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1. gods |
3. foes |
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2. enemies |
4. troops |
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| Item 8-14 : Secret organisations |
| 8. ___________ in the form of facts and arguments or actual physical proof. This often shows that something is true. |
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1. Enemy |
2. Eminence |
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3. Evidence |
4. Elegance |
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| 9. An _____ or being that looks like a human. |
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1. alien |
2. animal |
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3. animation |
4. anonymous |
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| 10. To _____ is to kill an animal or person as part of a special religious ceremony. |
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1. attend |
2. sacrifice |
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3. alleviate |
4. empower |
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| 11. Some ________ theorists believe these events, and many others, were caused by a secret organisation. |
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1. existence |
2. conspiracy |
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3. eliminated |
4. allured |
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| 12. Many believe that the Illuminati deliberately ______ wars and natural disasters. |
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1. affect |
2. assist |
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3. cause |
4. eliminate |
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| 13. Some believe the Illuminati are capable of mind control ____ the use of microwave signals. |
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1. on |
2. between |
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3. into |
4. through |
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| 14. According to his theory, the world is controlled by a secret group of reptilian _______. |
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1. human |
2. humanoids |
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3. aliens |
4. populations |
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| Item 15-20 : IG Nobel Prizes |
| 15. Neuroscience is the science that deals _____ the structure or function of the nervous system and brain. |
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1. on |
2. with |
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3. by |
4. to |
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| 16. Someone who is “psychopathic” may act in a ______ or bad way without feeling sorry for what they have done |
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1. tolerate |
2. vigorous |
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3. violent |
4. nervous |
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| 17. If someone is “manipulative”, they are good at ______ people to do things. |
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1. following |
2. persuading |
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3. attempting |
4. attending |
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| 18. Dogs are sensitive to small ________ of the Earth’s magnetic field. |
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1. variations |
2. diversion |
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3. domination |
4. caution |
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| 19. Their research could help ______ that no one ever slips on a banana skin again. |
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1. assume |
2. ensure |
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3. predict |
4. indicate |
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| 20. They measured _______ distances for reindeer. |
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1. variety |
2. variations |
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3. response |
4. diversion |
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