She was ____ her friend because she had a better dress. The waste paper bin was ____ crumpled sheets of paper. This computer is ____ producing sophisticated graphics. The town is especially ____ its elegant architecture. I felt very ____ making such a stupid mistake. After weeks of preparation the hall is nearly ____ the grand opening. Could you add this up for me? I’m not very ____ maths. Who is ____ writing those words on the wall? She was so ____ her nephew’s achievement that she couldn’t stop talkingabout it. It took some time to get ____ the slower pace of life in the country after thefrantic atmosphere of the town. We try to eat food which is ____ the region in which we are travelling. Are you ____ any reason why he should be late? They built nuclear power stations so as not to be ____ coal as their mainsource of energy. This is not really ____ our discussion, so can we get back to the main pointof the meeting? He sleeps with the light on because he’s ____ the dark. Be careful what you say to Scott. He’s very ____ criticism and sulks for days.

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