Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
11. They tried to
_________ her into staying with offers of promotion.
12. The soldiers had no alternative but to accept the
_________realities that they had been surrounded by the enemies in the jungle.
13. Contrary to our
_______, he was eliminated in the first round.
14. The Great Wall is such a well-known tourist
_________that millions of people visit it every year.
15. Faced with two alternatives, most people find themselves
_________between them.
16. In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the
_________.
17. Your clothes might be a
________ of your personality.
18. In western cultures,
___________ eye contact in conversations is necessary. A westerner might, in fact, consider a lack of eye contact as a lack of interest.
19. We headed for the National Park, which is famous for its
_________ scenery, by school bus at 8 a.m.
20. I don’t think we have met before. You must be
__________ me with someone else.