The present food _ _ _ r _ _ _ _ in this country has been caused by several years of centrally planned economy.

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By refusing to join the new coalition, the party _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ political suicide.

(a)  

I don’t believe in a single word he says. He is a _ _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ liar.

(a)  

Women, with a few prominent _ _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , are conspicuous by their absence in politics.

(a)  

Frank Brown is _ _ l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He can neither read nor write.

(a)  

Łódź is not a big city in _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ _ _ to London.

(a)  

Iran is one of the world’s leading _ _ u _ _ oil producers.

(a)  

The experts decided that the painting was a _ _ n _ _ _ _ van Gogh; however, still many people do not believe it is authentic.

(a)  

I tried to warn them what the likely consequences might be, but they paid little _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ _.

(a)  

Carol has _ _ _ d _ _ _ _ _ . She is a fully qualified civil engineer now.

(a)  

Millions of people were _ _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ during the Great Depression. It was very difficult to find and keep jobs.

(a)  

If food prices are put up too far, the people will _ _ o _ .

(a)  

John is a first- _ _ t _ swimmer but I don’t believe he will be able to win the competition.

(a)  

The driver was _ _ n _ _ for exceeding the speed limit.

(a)  

Their visit was to last one week but it was prolonged to a _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ .

(a)  

My city has almost 500,000 _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

(a)  

These animals _ _ d _ _ _ _ complete metamorphosis during their life cycle.

(a)  

After a short period of stagnation in the 1980s, the country’s development was

_ _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the 1990s only to slow down again in the next decade.

(a)  

He hoped he might be able to emigrate to the USA but it was pure _ _ _ h _ _ _ thinking.

(a)