Culture
After 35 long years of repeated betrayals, Dumbo has had enough. He leaves his 'nest', celebrating his independence and ______________.
individualism / self-reliance
Thinking that it is impossible for humanity to be out of its _______________. Mr. Ichi decided to build his own rocket and live in Mars.
predicament
When I moved to my new apartment, I realised that none of the residence are into different genders- _____________, no one here is straight.
a. as a matter of fact
b. in other words
b. in other words
True or False?
Gratis is an English word.
True
In Cinel, the new country, there is no official religion. Therefore, it definitely adheres to ____________.
secularism
Even though there are cases and news about it on TV, the numbers of gamblers, which we hoped would ____________, _____________ instead.
How could this happen?
a. nosedived, fluctuated
b. plummet, skyrocketed
c. peaked, plunged
b. plummet, skyrocketed
Turning to 34 years old surely makes someone feel old, ____________, that one guy still sees things positively.
a. of course
b. even so
c. similarly
b. even so
Still water runs deep.
Air tenang menghanyutkan.
A student once ask, "Sir, out there are fools such as thieves, trespassers, killers, gamblers or the ones who do texting while driving. They sure love taking unhealthy chances. Is this not the negative outcome of ______________?"
risk-taking / risk acceptance
Being ignorant of how much natural resource we have left can definitely be ___________.
As we speak, the very resource we speak of is rapidly ___________.
a. depleted, deadly
b. demanded, blistering
c. fatal, depleted
c. fatal, depleted
Although there were a number of mistakes done by different workers, ________________, Jimbo was actually the root of it all.
a. to tell the truth
b. I mean
c. granted
a. to tell the truth
The movie I will watch either today or tomorrow.
Deadpool & Wolverine
They say that the rise of _____________ is concerning because that means more individuals these days lose focus easily. But I think _____________ is too outdated. These days, youngsters can focus doing several things at the same time with satisfactory result.
polychronicity
monochronicity
monumental, disease, shortage
I love her ______________ and honesty, although sometimes, that same quality can hurt others.
Despite being deemed over and over, her _____________ lets her to be more flexible when handling various things.
What makes me worried is how she always wears ___________ clothing. Everyone can see 'certain areas' of hers.
directness
informality
provocative
The number of gambling practises has been increasing at an _________________. If this is ignored, it's only a matter of time before this country faces another _____________ collapse.
And it won't stop there, I'm sure it will also create __________ because one horrible thing invites another.
alarming rate
economic
domino effect