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Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box. His other problems ______________ into insignificance beside this unforeseen mishap.

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Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.

His other problems ______________ into insignificance beside this unforeseen mishap.

Options

  • guide

  • succeed

  • chair

  • travel

  • pale

  • draw

  • true

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Solution

His other problems paled into insignificance beside this unforeseen mishap.

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Chapter 7.1: A Visit to Cambridge - Working with Language [Page 102]

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