Young students should develop a broad ______ of interests, which their parents should encourage and support as best as possible.
spectrum
scope
range
field
I asked the waitress to refill my coffee cup and she happily ______ repeatedly until I had consumed enough coffee to stay up all night.
applied
complied
supplied
replied
Though she lost the title of female world swimming champion last year, she ______ it this year when she gave it all she could.
reclaimed
returned
claimed
proclaimed
Failure to make the request will be fatal to the accuser's claim if the relevant limitation period has ______, unless an extension of time is granted.
respired
expired
inspired
conspired
The company was reportedly going bankrupt and this would result in the ______ of thousands of employees.
bankruptcy
loss
layoff
way
He ______ $20,000 as a deposit on the beautiful $200,000 villa believing that his investment would increase over time.
gave way to
put down
deteriorated into
scraped together
Her romantic illusions of being married ______ recognizing her adult responsibilities that came with marriage.
deteriorated into
gave way to
were on the verge of
scraped together
Reporters were openly and aggressively questioning whether the party was ______ being taken over by extremists.
giving way to
on the verge of
in a position to
in all likelihood
Only those who are weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each choice are ______ know which one is best for them.
in all likelihood
putting down
in a position to
on the verge of
The parents who feel that their own lives are miserable and are failures can ______ doing an immense amount of damage to their kids.
give way to
put down
wind up
scrape together