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There are plenty of ______ solutions that have been tried and tested successfully in many countries.

• off the peg
• off beam
• on the shelf
• on the house

Attendance at that new play is so low that the producers are trying to ______ it_____ by advertising heavily.

• build / up
• stick / out
• come / about
• fade / away

Reducing gender ______ improves productivity and economic growth of a nation.

• inequality
• equality
• possibility
• rights

John hasn't studied hard this year, so, in the last couple of months, he has had to work ______ just to catch up.

• intensely
• vaguely
• barely
• randomly

We are ______ very good terms ______ our next-door neighbor.

• on / with
• in / of
• in / with
• on / of

How exactly did you set ______ training the dogs to work well together?

• about
• up
• to
• out

John lost his temper. He ______.

• was in bad humour
• got nervous
• was in bad mood
• lost his nerve

The scientists are encountering the difficulties of ______ of radioactive waste.

• disposing
• depleting
• preserving
• eliminating

I don't know how I can ______ up the courage to tell him the awful news.

• pluck
• pick
• store
• set

The elaborate bridal costumes of the coastal Indians are ______ from mother to daughter.

• handed down
• taken after
• put by
• parted with