Because they may find themselves in inhospitable places in which they have to struggle to stay alive, soldiers undergo training in..........techniques.                  

Unfortunately, I burnt a cheese sauce this evening and had to........ the pan with an abrasive cloth to get it clean.                    

The head teacher was ......... when he found out that his son had been caught stealing from shops.          

All the children are so .......... about Christmas. They can’t wait to open their presents.                        

Afghanistan is a/an .......... destination for a holiday, but some tour operators in Europe have organised trips for people who are eager to see the country that has been in the news so much lately.                    

Genuine fur is losing its popularity because fibres used to make fake fur, such as the Japanese invention Kanecaron, can look almost .......... to real fur.                

A virtually intact body of a man from the late Stone Age was discovered in the Austrian Alps in 1991. The body was so well .......... it still had its skin, internal organs and fingernails, as well as its clothes, shoes and weapons.                  

Using a sophisticated nuclear submarine on loan from the United States Navy, the marine archaeologists located live ships in the depths of the Mediterranean that had .......... over a period of 2,000 years.              

Minerals are nonrenewable resources, so once ........... they can never be replaced.                        

In many Latin American countries, ........... agricultural production and the rapid population growth have made the import of foodstuffs increasingly necessary.