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Margaret suggests that managers may find it difficult to _________

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People romanticise writing as a profession. They think that it is just about sitting down and churning out words on a page, or more likely these days, on a computer screen. If only it were so! In fact, being a writer is about managing a spectrum of contradictory and conflicting emotions: elation, despair, hope, frustration, satisfaction, and depression! Furthermore, it also involves carrying out meticulous research: first to establish whether there is a market for the planned publication, and second into the actual content of the book. Sometimes, however, instinct takes the place of market research and the contents are dictated not by planning and exhaustive research but by experience and knowledge.

In the planning stages of a book, ______________________________________

3. My dissertation supervisor asked me to expand on the introduction of my paper but in my view that would be complete ______________

4. Complete the sentence with the verb "move" in the correct form. Earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates ________________________ against each other.

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What time does the TGV train leave Paris?

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What does the speaker say about older universities?

7. In contrast, 70% of males were awarded a postgraduate diploma, ___________ was more than twice the number of females.

8. Oil is set to run out soon if we continue to ____________ it at the current rate.

9. Last year's winter was _________ cold and snowfall was frequent.

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Even further to the east is the Giant’s Causeway stunning coastline with strangely symmetrical columns of dark basalt – a beautiful geological wonder. Samuel L. Johnson, an 18th century writer, famously once said of the Causeway that it was worth seeing, but not worth going to see. That was in the days of horses and carriages when travelling was difficult. But it is certainly well worth a visit. The last lingering moments of the twilight hours are the best time to savour the full power of the coastline’s magic; the time when the place comes into its own.

The writer believes that the Giant’s Causeway is worth going to visit.

11. After we had ________ the screenplay twice, the director was pleased with it.

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We crave for and are fed a daily diet of fear. Horror films and disaster movies have an increasing appeal. Nostradamus pops his head up now and again, And other would-be prophets make a brief appearance, predicting the demise of humanity. Perhaps this is all just a vestige of the hardships of early man – our attempt to recreate the struggles of a past age, as life becomes ever more comfortable.

The writer believes that Nostradamus and other prophets are right about their predictions for the end of humankind.

13. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Which of the following terms does this sentence exemplify?

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What did the speaker most like about the orientation week?

15. Although it is first described as a county in 1065, its southern boundaries at, before and ______________ are uncertain.

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How long will The Cube take to build?

17. We'll be looking at the three main causes of social change around the world, and we'll have one or two examples of _______________.

18. Which of the following words is a long channel of water that is man made?

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A decade ago, in one of the most intriguing and in equal parts disturbing experiments in behavioural psychology, S. Milgram of Yale University tested dozens of subjects from all walks of life for their willingness to obey instructions given by a ‘leader’ in a situation in which they might feel a personal distaste for the actions they were called upon to perform. Specifically, Milgram told each volunteer that the experiment was in the name of a noble cause, and was designed to test whether or not punishing pupils for their wrongdoings would have a positive effect on the pupils' educational attainment.

Several of the subjects were psychology graduates from Yale University.

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Many Vikings did not return to Scandinavia after raiding but assimilated into local populations, often becoming Christian. To some degree, the Viking Age is defined by religion. Initially, Vikings were polytheists, believing in many gods, but by the end of the age, they had permanently accepted a new monotheistic religious system – Christianity.

Many Vikings adopted a new _____________________