We have all been through a steep ............ to master the new procedures. (the rate of a person's progress in gaining experience or new skills.)

Your last essay wasn't.......... /didn't come ........ (reaching an acceptable standard)

The two sides finally ............... after weeks of negotiations.( to come to an agreement)

We want our students to hit _................ after they graduate.(to immediately work hard and successfully at a new activity)

The way this has been done is so simplistic that it is ............it could generate quantitatively accurate predictions of behaviour.( adv that meansimpossible to imagine or think of)

He couldn't make up his mind about what TV show to watch and switched ................from channel to channel(.n a way that shows you are finding it difficult to make a decision)

You need to have .........to be a fighter pilot.(to be very brave)

He drives a.........., but we finally made a deal.(to strongly defend a position that is very much to your advantage when reaching an agreement)

Climate change appears to demand we put our electricity usage on a steep downward _________(a line that bends )

To me, his speech dealt inadequately and......... with the issue.(in a way that does not have a clear meaning or produce a decision)

Various reasons are given for the ................... women hit in many professions. (a point after which you cannot go any further, usually in improving your position at work)

Making contacts can help you get a ...............r when it comes to getting a job. (to enter a business or organization at a low level, but with a chance of being more successful in the future)

To work as a consultant, you need considerable ............................ (skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics)