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<item><text>You have to weigh ______ and benefits.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">risks</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Demand for top-quality programmers exceeds ______, leading to extortionate salaries.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">supply</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Reading the first story whetted my ______ for more.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">appetite</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He stepped in front of me, blocking my ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">escape</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>a course that will test the ______ of any golfer</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">skills</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He apparently has no ______ of the suffering of others.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">comprehension</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>When did you last have a ______?</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">period</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Forgive my ______. I forgot to introduce myself.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">manners</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She was shocked to see such ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">cruelty</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The origins of language are lost in the ______ of time.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">mists</choice></choice_g></item>
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