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Around September of each year the Nile would overf low its __________ and flood the surrounding area. This sounds bad at first, but it was one of the most important events in the life of the Ancient Egyptians. The flood brought rich black soil and renewed the farmlands.

1. coast
2. beaches
3. shores
4. banks

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Since the teenagers spend the largest amount of their time at school, that is where they get the largest total amount of exercise. _________, spending the most time at school also lead to the most total time spent sitting while there.

1. Moreover
2. Therefore
3. However
4. Despite

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If you come across a kitten, it could be a baby cat, bobcat, cougar, rabbit, or skunk. A kit, _______________, could be a baby beaver, ferret, fox, mink, or weasel.

1. on the condition
2. that is why
3. on the other hand
4. for the purpose

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Alternatively, you may want to opt for a book which is set in a foreign country, which you may be ____________________ in visiting in the future!

1. experienced
2. keen
3. interested
4. fond

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Having seen all that has come after, Mr Papworth, now 47, believes texting has made the world a better place — even if it has caused some __________ dramas.

1. minor
2. minus
3. low
4. secondary

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Soudée and Monique have been across the Atlantic in their sailboat Yvinec, spent some time in the Caribbean and Greenland, picked their ____________ through the Northwest Passage, and are currently sailing off the coast of Alaska.

1. way
2. road
3. route
4. passage

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And although geniuses are fairly easy to spot, defining exactly what _____________ one person a genius is a little trickier. Figuring out how that person became a genius is harder still.

1. does
2. gets
3. has
4. makes

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Children are especially at risk because they breathe more rapidly than adults and their __________ take in more pollutant particles. The tiny particles can also cross the blood-brain barrier, which is less resistant in children. Once they do they can permanently harm brain development.

1. heart
2. muscles
3. lungs
4. brain

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«That’s it. That’s it, exactly. I’m willing to take a chance — any chance. Things are in a bad __________________ with me, Mr. Pyne. I don’t know what to do about it. Difficult, you know; damned difficult.»

1. mood
2. way
3. idea
4. result

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More than two centuries later, scientists are studying records kept by captain Cook and his ______________. They are finding details about global warming. It has changed the Arctic in a way Cook could never have imagined.

1. crew
2. team
3. company
4. crowd

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And the haunted-house industry — yes, we can call it an industry now — is also capitalizing. Amusement parks, another place to find heart-racing attractions that scare so many, annually ___________ 375 million people in North America alone.

1. promote
2. offer
3. serve
4. provide

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The problem is that a tornado is too localized and too confined to account for all of the damage seen in Utrecht. It might account for destruction in one particular __________ of the city, but it cannot explain why there were several hotspots of strong activity across a wide region of northwest Europe. But a particular form of storm system called a «bow echo» can.

1. section
2. zone
3. region
4. district

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Confectioner Joseph Wiper was in the process of making mints. During a moment of inattention, the sugary mixture __________ solid. The Kendal mint cake — more of a bar than a floury cake, eaten more frequently by hikers looking for a source of energy than diners in the mood for dessert — was born.

1. transformed
2. changed
3. turned
4. looked

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Previously, __________ operated vehicles have visited the depths of the Antarctic Ocean with initial findings suggesting that an abundance of life can be found in the icy depths, rivaling even tropical coral reefs. This expedition certainly did not disappoint.

1. extractedly
2. casually
3. remotely
4. distantly

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Dim sum is one Cantonese specialty that has spread around the world. It is usually linked with the older tradition from drinking tea, which has its _______ in travellers on the ancient Silk Road needing a place to rest. Thus, teahouses were established along the roadside.

1. solution
2. core
3. roots
4. base