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You can exercise your _________ to cancel the contract immediately, but you wouldn't receive any money at that point.
a. duty
b. obligation
c. right
d. possibility
a. duty
b. obligation
**c. right**
d. possibility
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We were all in _______ of the fact that the new manager was our old friend Duncan.
a. surprise
b. shock
c. awe
d. amazement
a. surprise
b. shock
**c. awe (asombro)**
d. amazement (maravilla)
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3
The icy road conditions ___________ in over twenty minor accidents this morning, but fortunately no-one was seriously injured.
a. resulted
b. caused
c. culminated
d. blamed
**a. resulted**
b. caused
c. culminated
d. blamed
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4
My uncle Warren is a thoroughly despicable character. His one ___________ feature is that he loves children.
a. saving
b. recovering
c. improved
d. redeeming
a. saving
b. recovering
c. improved
**d. redeeming (salvador)**
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5
I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point _______ .
a. around
b. about
c. across
d. along
a. around
b. about
**c. across**
d. along
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6
There was a veritable ________ of angry phone calls from members of the public complaining about the new controversial series on TV.
a. gale
b. flood
c. storm
d. earthquake
a. gale (vendaval)
**b. flood**
c. storm
d. earthquake
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7
The sales practices of this company will have to be totally ___________ if we are to save it.
a. overthrown
b. overhauled
c. overrun
d. overwhelmed
a. overthrown (derrocado)
**b. overhauled (revisado, renovado)**
c. overrun (invadido, sobrepasado)
d. overwhelmed
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8
For lunch, I always have something quick and easy: a sandwich, a salad, toast and the __________.
a. same
b. similar
c. like
d. rest
a. same
b. similar
**c. like**
d. rest
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9
The government announced today that they intend to _________ the rise of crime in the inner cities by increasing police budgets in the areas most affected.
a. beat
b. win
c. retaliate
d. counter
a. beat
b. win
c. retaliate (tomar represalias)
**d. counter (contraatacar, responder)**
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10
We weren't _________ of the danger we were in until it was too late and the ice started to break. We are lucky to be alive!
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