1. The United States has long prided itself on being a melting pot of culturally ____ peoples.

2. When the rate of exchange began to rise again, he felt _____ to call a meeting of the financial staff.

3. He devised an _____ scheme whereby the rate of unemployment in the country could be brought down sharply.

4. Recent studies have shown that smokers are more ____ to common colds and flu than non-smokers.

5. Anti-lock brakes (ABS) help you to maintain steering control of your car even while braking on ____ roads.

6. As far as we are concerned, the evidence put before the court was not _____ enough to convict the man.

7. The book is surprisingly lucid and manages to make the controversial field of evolutionary psychology ---- to the average intelligent reader.

8. In the case of opera, the benefits of being able to experience the whole production from the comfort of your armchair are very ----.

9. In existentialism, it is argued that people are responsible for, and the ---- judge of, their actions.

10. China and India serve as models for Africa because their experiences hold lessons for developing countries on how to manage ---- economic and political transformation.