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1 Mike wants to ... the Royal Ballet School.
2 It takes a lot of courage to ... over adversity.
3 Sam ... to become a firefighter.
4 Stan ... a plan to solve all his problems.
5 Jane ... many obstacles to succeed as an actress.
6 Oh no! I've lost my file. That was 3 hours' ... of work.
7 John's application was ... because the course was full.
8 Students often live off a ... amount of money.
9 You can ... your goal if you work hard.
10 A small percentage of students ... every year.