Academic vocabulary: Group 15

appeal - argument - arise - chief - consist - coordinate - except - fundamental - innovation - mechanism - mental - modify - outstanding - prefer - random - ratio - sum - suppose - tradition - unless
consist1.The cakes ........... of flour, sugar, eggs and milk.
coordinate2.If we want this plan to be a success, we need to ........... our resources very carefully.
outstanding3.This is an ........... piece of work. Well done!
prefer4.What would you ........... to do today? Write a dictation or watch a video?
arise5.His problems at school started to ........... when he began spending hours on the internet every evening.
mechanism6.There is a very clear ........... in the school for expelling students who do not follow the rules.
except7.You can take any book ........... this one. I'm reading it.
argument8.His ........... is that if we don't cut taxes, then unemployment will rise.
chief9.Our ........... problem is how to convince the governors that we are right.
mental10.The student was suffering from ........... and physical problems as a result of taking drugs for several months.
sum11.The school had to pay a small ........... to the parents of the boy who hurt his arm on the ski trip.
unless12.You will fail the course ........... you start working harder.
appeal13.The parents decided to ........... against the school's expulsion their son.
tradition14.It is a ........... in my family for everyone to get together for Sunday lunch.
modify15.The government decided to ........... their plans after thousands of people demonstrated on the streets of the capital city.
fundamental16.It is of ........... importance that you learn academic vocabulary.
ratio17.The ........... of native-English speakers and non-native-English speakers at the school is about 40% : 60%.
innovation18.Requiring students to leave the school building at lunchtime is not a very popular ........... from the new principal.
random19.When you are doing the lottery, do you pick numbers at ........... , or do you have a system?
suppose20.I ........... we are going to have a test on this. - You are right!
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