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  1. a woman bears the ____ of both poverty and violence, yet violence is not a ____ issue.

  2. A.
    consequence, serious
    B.
    brunt, gender
    C.
    pangs, formidable
    D.
    ruthlessness, national

  3. Peter is a spoilt brat, because he was ____ as a child.

  4. A.
    rude
    B.
    aggressive
    C.
    coddled
    D.
    arrogant

  5. Mrs. Brown's ____ makes boring lectures enjoyable.

  6. A.
    eloquence
    B.
    humor
    C.
    knowledge
    D.
    emancipation

  7. Parents should behave themselves as their children ____ them.

  8. A.
    acolyte
    B.
    actuate
    C.
    love
    D.
    emulate

  9. The Kumbh Mela is known for the largest ____ of people in the world.

  10. A.
    Confabulation
    B.
    Concatenate
    C.
    Confluence
    D.
    Concomitant

  11. Neither of these boys ____ passed the exam.

  12. A.
    is
    B.
    had
    C.
    have
    D.
    has

  13. Tom and I ____ Peter's classmates.

  14. A.
    am
    B.
    are
    C.
    was
    D.
    were

  15. Maria missed her exam because she had ____ in bed until 9:00.

  16. A.
    lain
    B.
    lies
    C.
    lie
    D.
    lied

  17. Her mother's spirits ____ when Julia declined the offer.

  18. A.
    Reduce
    B.
    Sinks
    C.
    Sink
    D.
    Sank

  19. She was badly injured after she jumped from the wall. So she needed ...... care in the hospital.

  20. A.
    intensive
    B.
    extensive
    C.
    extraordinary
    D.
    huge