In our office, female workers ______ male workers by three to one. (exceed/outnumber/multiply)
outnumber
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The museum’s new entrance hall design will ________ entry for disabled visitors, particularly those in wheel chairs, as a lift has been added to help them avoid the steps.
facilitate
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The world’s population is set to ______ in a dramatic way over the coming years. (outnumber/exceed/boost/multiply)
multiply
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Words that form verbs ending in '–en': large, weak, worse, small, strength
weak, worse, strength
15
The weather has ______ dramatically overnight meaning that we can't continue the mountain climb today. (hindered, deteriorated, worsened, weakened)
deteriorated, worsened
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Some campaign groups for child protection claim that video games _______ the minds of young people, which is clearly ridiculous.
corrupt
15
The problems faced by the farming community have been ______ by the exceptionally cold winter this year. (intensified, multiplied, exceeded, magnified)
intensified, multiplied, magnified
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Antonio is planning to ______ his current income by doing part-time evening work at a local restaurant. (augment, upgrade, boost)
boost
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Your data allowance ___________ and you will now be charged £5.00 for every additional 250MB of data you use. (exceed)
has been exceeded
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I’m coming to the end of my contract, so will be able to ____________ my phone in a few weeks. It’s just as well as my old one has slowed down and some apps no longer work. (u)
upgrade
15
Young people’s hopes of buying their own home ______ by years of economic uncertainty. (hinder)
have been hindered
15
Calcium is a mineral that is responsible for ________ bones and teeth. (STRONG)
strengthening
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Over the last few days, NASA space scientists (intensify) their efforts to locate the satellite which has left its usual orbit.
