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It’s rather worrying how ______________ (IGNORE) many people are about issues of online security.

ignorant

There’s such an _____ (ABUNDANT) of mobile devices on offer, but I can’t find one that would suit my needs.

abundance

Despite the ______________ (POPULAR) of e- readers, many people still prefer printed books.

popularity

______________ (PRESUME), the software company will soon launch an update to fix the glitch in their latest operating system.

Presumably

I don’t see buying tech gadgets as an effective way of ______________ (RICH) my life.

enriching

Rivals claimed that the athlete’s extraordinary ______________ (ACCOMPLISH) were mostly due to cutting-edge equipment.

accomplishments

Everyone among my friends had a Facebook account before Robert got one. LAST Among my friends, Robert _____________________ _____________ a Facebook account.

was the last (one) to get

Visitors to the exhibition must deposit their cameras in the lockers before entering. ARE Visitors to the exhibition _______________________ _____________ their cameras in the lockers before entering.

are (requested/asked/obliged/required) to deposit

Many technologies which once seemed promising have gone out of use. WAYSIDE Many technologies which once seemed promising _____________________________

have fallen by the wayside

Finding out that my new laptop was faulty was a disappointment. DISAPPOINTED I _____________________________ my new laptop was faulty.

was disappointed to find out

Obviously / Strikingly, waterproof mobile phones are quite common in Japan, as many teenagers use them even in the shower.

Strikingly

He thought he’d hurt his elbow playing tennis, but happily / actually the injury was due to frequent mouse and joystick use.

actually

Fortunately / Regrettably, mobile phone radiation can cause headaches and insomnia.

Regrettably

I agreed with him to some extent / potentially, but I wasn’t happy with what he had to say about the benefits of the new operating system.

to some extent

Curiously / Sadly, an average smartphone today has more computing power than the computers used in the Apollo 11 moon landing!

Curiously

When you buy anything online, be sure ___________ __________ (check) the description and the returns policy.

to check

This work is ________________ (finish) by five o’clock today.

to be finished

She was determined ________________ (let) anyone make decisions for her.

not to let

________________ (shop) on this website, you have to be a registered user.

To shop

This computer needs ________________ (upgrade). It’s too slow to be much use.

to be upgraded

Modern communication devices respond to our (touch / stay / to / need / in) ____________________ _______________ with our loved ones.

need to stay in touch

The printer in the computer lab (used / to / not / is / be) ________________________________ to print anything other than school work.

is not to be used

More and more people (worried / to / tend / become) ________________________________ and anxious when they are without their mobile phone.

tend to become worried

Of course the Internet is a great source of information, but you have (become / to / careful / not / be / to) ________________________________ addicted.

to be careful not to become

He (astonished / out / to / was / find) _____________ _____________________ how much his old tube radio was worth.

was astonished to find out

Sometime in the 1980s, cassette tapes gave way _____ compact discs.

to

There’s been a constant downturn _____ the sales of music recorded on physical media.

in

It took me forever to flick _____ all the tabs on their website to find the information I wanted.

through

Music videos first came _____ prominence sometime in the 1980s.

into

As a matter _____ fact, I think old-fashioned mobile phones with fewer functions worked much better as phones.

of

Research into artificial intelligence is __ enormous strides all the time.

making

doing

achieving

I don’t think you realise the seriousness of what you’ve done. You have __ the security of the project.

compromised

threatened

spoiled

Vintage fashions from the nineteen-sixties and seventies have __ a resurgence in recent years.

enjoyed

accomplished

acquired

When you follow the news, you may sometimes get the impression that athletes will do anything to ___ their performance.

enhance

succeed

win

Her latest creation __ the limits of modern design.

pushes

improves

rejects

In the exhibition you can see a nineteenth-century velocipede side by side with its modern c_____________.

counterpart

Do you think the sales of films recorded on physical media will continue to d_____________?

decline

When you admire an athlete’s p_____________, it’s impossible to ignore the role of equipment in their success.

prowess

The Internet was the b_____________ of Tim Berners- Lee.

brainchild

You have to s_____________ your ID at the door to enter this part of the building.

swipe