Study the meaning and use of the following words. Then fill in the gaps with these words.

a)

force – to make someone do something they do not want to do, especially by threatening them

skill – an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it

training – the process of teaching someone or being taught the skills of a particular job or activity

adapt – to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it successfully

disagreement – a situation in which people express different opinions about something and sometimes quarrel

accept – to agree that what someone says is right or true

suit – to be acceptable or convenient for a particular person or in a particular situation

impose on – to force someone to have the same ideas or beliefs as you

obey – to do what someone in a position of authority tells you to do, or to do what a law or rule says you must do

reward – to give something to someone because they have done something good or helpful

punish – to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law

b)

1. Hospitals are being ___ to close departments because of lack of money. 2. The children are finding it hard to ___ to their new school. 3. Colonial settlers ___ their own culture and religion on the countries that they conquered. 4. She was an executive with good negotiating ___. 5. She was generously ___ for her work. 6. I ___ full responsibility for the failure of the plan. 7. You'll have to ___ the rules if you want to live here. 8. Just because we've had a few ___, it doesn't mean we aren't still friends. 9. Finding a date that ___ us all is very difficult. 10. The oil company was found guilty on ten counts of pollution, and was ___ with a $250 million fine. 11. New staff have a week's ___ in how to use the computers.

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