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11. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.

 breakthrough  elegant  probe  retire  transition
 handful  classical  swift  faculty  reaction

1. The names such as Bach and Beethoven would come to mind when music is played. 
2. The medical lab is reported to have made an exciting in cancer research. 
3. The old mansion was furnished with great . 
4. He accepted an invitation to join the as a full professor. 
5. Usually this disease is not curable, but in a of cases the patients have survived. 
6. She tried to into my mind and discover what I was thinking. 
7. When the thief saw the police entering the hall, he made a escape. 
8. Parents should give sound advice to their children during their from childhood to manhood. 
9. My to his proposal were not quite what he had expected. 
10. The normal age in this country is 60 for men and 55 for women. 

 
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