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He's an optimistic person who always ... .

• bursts into tears

• picks himself up

• looks on the bright side

• goes off

Her friendly and ... attitude makes her popular among her colleagues.

• chatty

• contracted

• unpredictable

• resilient

Her persistence and ... helped her get back on her feet again after the injury.

• context

• process

• abbreviation

• resilience

He ... his best friend over a silly reason, and haven't spoken to each other since then.

• hit it off with

• fell out with

• went off

• switched on

You should avoid using ... forms such as I'd, wouldn't etc in formal writing.

• contracted

• appropriate

• unpredictable

• resilient

The ... MSc stands for Master of Science.

• frustration

• abbreviation

• process

• experiment

This book is not ... for children under twelve.

• unpredictable

• appropriate

• contracted

• severe

Experiments are ... in the school's science lab.

• recalled

• conducted

• predicted

• switched on

It's not easy for most people to ... events that happened a long time ago.

• predict

• recall

• conduct

• give up on

Doctors ... him when they saw that his blood tests went from bad to worse despite the medication.

• picked up

• switched on

• gave up on

• fell out with