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<item><text>Scientists have produced a new chemical ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">compound</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>I took Friday off, and spent a long ______ visiting friends.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">weekend</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>We have 98% of the same genetic ______ as chimpanzees.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">material</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>concerns about the declining ______ of the industry</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">profitability</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>the harsh economic ______ of life as a student</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">realities</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Her odd appearance is a major ______ whenever she is on screen.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">distraction</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>my good friend and fellow ______ of the council</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">member</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">water</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>one of my mother's favourite/favorite ______</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">sayings</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>an improved ______ of the mechanisms involved</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">understanding</choice></choice_g></item>
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