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<item><text>A ceasefire came into ______ in May.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">operation</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She doesn't have many good ______.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">friends</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>The allies lost their ______ on the south of the country.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">hold</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>In the letter she carefully set out her ______ for leaving.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">reasons</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He maintains an active ______ in the association.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">membership</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>a ______ punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">silence</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>These speeches form the ______ of his election campaign.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">spine</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>She showered, fixed her ______, and applied make up.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">hair</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>He drew an interesting ______ with religious practices in Japan.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">parallel</choice></choice_g></item>
<item><text>Financial markets have grown in ______ as well as size.</text><choice_g><choice correct="y">sophistication</choice></choice_g></item>
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