The hotel manager URGED | DOUBTED | ENCOURAGED that there'd be more jobs available in the summer.

I experienced culture STRESS/SHOCK when I moved from a small village in Scotland to Hong Kong.

It is predicted that the population will not fluctuate in the short term. > It is predicted that the population ___ in the short term. (STABLE)

My aunt ADMITTED | ANNOUNCED | INSISTED on paying for our trip to Paris.

The journalist BLAMED | REGRETTED | ACCUSED the politician of not being honest.

Many people whose grandparents emigrated from the countryside are cut OFF/OUT from their roots.

The student ADMITTED | BLAMED | ACCUSED that he hadn't finished his essay on time.

The applicants were WARNED | RECOMMENDED | ENCOURAGED to arrive early.

The tourist CLAIMED | OBJECTED | INSISTED to missing out the museum.

It can be very hard for immigrant communities to MANIPULATE/MAINTAIN a sense of cultural identity.

The teacher WARNED | OBJECTED | RECOMMENDED the student not to be late.

The number of visitors to the museum was at its highest point in June. > The number of visitors to the museum ___ June. (PEAK)