But the tortoise delayed again, unable to ….…… his laziness. By the time he finally set out, he was too late to reach the marsh.

One day, a crane told him about a nearby marsh with a ….…… of food and water. It urged, "Come now, or you will miss your chance."

Long ago, in a forest, there lived a tortoise in a drying pond under the ….…… heat.

The company's attempt to ______ costs by reducing staff initially seemed effective, but it soon began to ______ productivity, eventually ______ employee morale and creating long-term ______.

The sentences below have words that are missing. Choose the best option from those given below to complete the sentence.

The beauty of _________________ is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about _________________ and life in general. Further, _________________ about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better _________________ of the world we live in.

Although the proposal initially appeared ______, a closer review revealed several ______ assumptions that ultimately ______ its credibility, leaving the stakeholders increasingly ______ about its feasibility.

Everyday more than 1 billion promotional messages are sent that are commercial and __________. Although __________ have used more technology to stop this, __________ find ways around it.