10. He made some highly _________ remarks. I wanted to leave the room as I did not want to hear any of those words. (criticise)

12. The incident might have ____________ consequences for the government, which would put them in an extremely difficult position. (desire)

1. Language ___________ is the process by which humans __________ the capacity to perceive and comprehend language. (acquire)

4. Japan became _________ in the mass market during the 1980s. (dominate)

5. How can employees and their managers ____________ to soften the inevitable collisions between work and those other roles? (collaborate)

7. The president made a(n) _____________ visit to the Senator’s house. They probably wanted to watch the World Cup finals together over a cup of tea. (official)

2. Some ____________ problems will certainly occur during the process in the most unexpected times. What matters is that you must always be prepared and be able to deal with them immediately. (anticipate)

8. They always ___________ the speed limit. I am afraid they will be in trouble for that. (exceed)

3. The flowers __________ in the spring, which constitutes the best time for us to have picnic in the garden. (emerge)