a . taking . . . seriously b . barely c . protection d . predicte artificial f . documents g . symbolic h . consequences i . dramatic j . current 1 . The speaker has a soft voice so we can _ hear her 2 . You should keep important _ such as your passport in a safe place 3 . The photographs are not worth a lot of money but they have great _ _ _ importance 4 . Experts _ _ that the world s population will be 9.7 billion in 2050 5 . He spends four hours every night on his homework . He is _ his schoolwork very _ this semester . 6. There was a ( n ) _ . change in the price of oil in 2008 . I fell from 145 to 350 in less than six months 7 . Any increase in the price of oil will have serious _ _ for the whole country 8 . I use only real sugar in my coffee . I don’t like the _ _ kind 9 . The _ temperature is 68 degrees F but it will get warmer later today .10 . The police provide _ for everyone in the city.

a . taking . . . seriously b . barely c . protection d . predict

e artificial f . documents g . symbolic h . consequences 

i . dramatic j . current 

1 . The speaker has a soft voice so we can _ hear her 

2 . You should keep important _ such as your passport in a safe place 

3 . The photographs are not worth a lot of money but they have great _ _ _ importance 

4 . Experts _ _ that the world s population will be 9.7 billion in 2050 

5 . He spends four hours every night on his homework . He is _ his schoolwork very _ this semester . 

6. There was a ( n ) _ . change in the price of oil in 2008 . I fell from $ 145 to $ 350 in less than six months 

7 . Any increase in the price of oil will have serious _ _ for the whole country 

8 . I use only real sugar in my coffee . I don’t like the _ _ kind 

9 . The _ temperature is 68 degrees F but it will get warmer later today .

10 . The police provide _ for everyone in the city.