: Completethefollowingpassageaboutthenovelbyfillingintheblankswiththeproperformsofthewordsintheboxandchecktheanswerswithyourpartner.
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1)Thehonourwas _____ uponhimjustafterthewar.
2)Shecomposedmusicwhichhadaspiritual, _____ quality.
3)Heshoweda _____ lackofsillinpainting.
4)Fameintheworldofrockandpopislargely _____.
5)The _____ ofthecity’sformergloryoverwhelmedthetourists.
6)Manyyoungchildren _____ attention.
7)In _____ discussions, Americanofficialsrejectedtherequests.
8)Worryandlackofmoney _____ thelivesoftheunemployed.
9)Wewillprovidehelpwheneveryou _____ itappropriate.
10)Withnaturalabilityalliedtoanideal _____, hequicklydevelopedintoanoutstandingclimber.
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1)Lately, his _____ (preoccupy) withfootballhadcausedhismarksatschooltoslip.
2)Hedescribedthe _____ (vision) experiencesthathehadhadonLSD.
