In many countries, very young children are given soft furry toys as presents. Bears are particularly popular, and children can often become very ________ of their ‘teddy bears'. ( careful, responsible, anxious, protective )
protective
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I remember my younger brother had a teddy bear called Fred. He was really _______ about this toy bear. ( devoted, passionate, attatched, sympathetic )
passionate
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My brother was so attached to his teddy bear that he couldn’t tolerate being __________ from Fred for even a few minutes. ( split, isolated, separated, divided )
separated
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My brother was always extremely ________ of anyone who tried to keep him from his bear. ( suspicious, offensive, dissatisfied, sensitive )
suspicious
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I was only a few years older than my brother and used to feel quite ________ by this attachment of his to his bear. ( furious, offensive, dissatisfied, irritated )
irritated
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Of course, Fred needed washing from time to time. My little brother was _______ of the fact that I didn´t like his dependance on his teddy bear. ( definite, convinced, specific, evident )
convinced
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My brother was so sure that I hated his bear that only my mother was ________ to clean it. ( skilled, qualified, satisfactory, capable )
qualified
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As my brother grew up, he remained very fond of Fred, but the toy bear was no longer _______ to his well-being. ( crucial, outstanding, compulsary, remarkable )
crucial
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The earliest portrayals of dads on TV were simplistic, sticking to the image of what an ideal father might be ________. ( as, like, for, such )
like
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The dads of the 1950s worked full-time, while mums stayed at home to _______ up the children. ( make, raise, bring, take )
bring
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Jim Anderson from the sitcom Father Knows Best returned from his job, took off his jacket and rolled up his sleeves to solve all the problems ________ home. ( in, around, on, at )
at
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The roles of dads began to change and in the 1970s these shows were _________ by new ones that mirrored changes in society. ( taken, made, opened, replaced )
replaced
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Male _________ started taking responsibility for providing emotional support at home. ( actors, characters, directors, producers )
characters
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Dads started taking responsibility for providing emotional support at home, _______ if they could not hope to get it right all the time. ( even, perhaps, despite, just )
even
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Then, the late 1980s featured the rise of the idiotic dad. Homer Simpson in The Simpsons was the first of many ________ dads who broke the mold. ( impolite, understandable, immature, unclear )
immature
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These childish dads needed more looking ________ than his children. ( to, round, through, after )
