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<item><text>The novel describes the harsh ______ of racism and life on the road.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">realities</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Eastern ______ countries</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">bloc</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The customer has the right to cancel the contract during the seven-day cooling-off ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">period</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She basked in the reflected ______ of her daughter's success.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">glory</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>the central ______ of the story</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">mystery</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>After the usual ______ the meeting began.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">preliminaries</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She decided to keep a low ______ until the scandal had died down.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">profile</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She was very different from the general ______ of American movie stars.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">run</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">incident</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She always provided a sympathetic ______ for students with problems.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">ear</choice></choice_g></item>
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