The subject of history has gained in _____ (POPULAR) over the past few years.
POPULARITY
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WORD FORMATION: Many people believe that history is a waste of time and have an ________ (AVERSE) to reading or thinking about it.
AVERSION
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WORD FORMATION: Some believe that ______ (EXPOSE) to the exciting world of the past should start at a very early age.
EXPOSURE
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WORD FORMATION: In some cases, deliberate ______ (INTERPRET) of past actions are used to justify modern warfare.
MISINTERPRETATIONS
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WORD FORMATION: For every negative and _______ (FAVOUR) event there may have been, there are also many more positive ones which show how amazing the human race can be.
UNFAVOURABLE
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WORD FORMATION: For me, a world without the study of history is utterly _______ (THINK).
UNTHINKABLE
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TRANSFORM: The fire alarm went off just as we started work. SOONER No ______________ the fire alarm went off.
sooner had we started work than
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TRANSFORM: I spoke to a woman who had once been an astronaut. TO The _____________ spoke had once been an astronaut.
woman to whom I spoke
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TRANSFORM: Sometimes making mistakes is inevitable. CANNOT There are times when one _____________ mistakes.
cannot help making OR cannot help but make
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TRANSFORM: Expressing himself clearly is difficult for him. FINDS He _______________ express himself clearly.
finds it difficult/hard to
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TRANSFORM: I really don’t like you shouting at me! STAND I _______________ when you shout at me!
can't stand it
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TRANSFORM: Tommy simply didn’t understand that his wife had different needs to him. GRASP Tommy couldn't _____________ that his wife’s needs were different from his.
grasp the fact that
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MISSING WORD: These days we regard stress ________ necessary evil of modern living.
as
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MISSING WORD: Stress is not negative and ________ it, we would not enjoy some of the high points in life such as the anticipation before a date.
without
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MISSING WORD: If you can control stress and not the other way round, you will feel stimulated, not worn ________.
out
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MISSING WORD: Stress is now recognised as a significant factor _______ causing heart disease, high blood pressure and a high cholesterol.
