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Cambridge CPE, Certificate of Proficiency in English, Paper 3, Use of English, Part 3, Gapped Sentences - 1

Think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences. Write only the missing word in CAPITAL LETTERS.
The first one is an example (0).

(0) Everyone's searching for the next .......... idea in the field of information technology. He's a ........... fan of Manchester United. I'm afraid I've got rather a .......... mouth and so often offend people. BIG (1) The rope is too thin to .......... our weight. Try to .......... with me. I'm very stressed at the moment. They had the misfortune to encounter a .......... while hiking in the woods. (2) My father .......... at the same branch for over thirty years. They had .......... on their parents to pay off their debts for them. Instead of landing, the plane .......... and headed away from the airfield. (3) No one in .......... will make any comment on such a controversial issue. The court is unable to rule on this issue as it has no .......... in military matters. Professor Wilkins is a well-known .......... on medieval church architecture. (4) This product should never be .......... to areas of irritated or broken skin. John's professor told me that the problem was that John had never really .......... himself to his studies. Over fifty thousand people .......... to take part in the new TV reality show. (5) Please .......... sufficient time to check in and pass through security and passport control. Computers are provided in order to .......... students to check their e-mail and keep in contact with their families. The problem is that the parents .......... the child to do whatever he likes, without any sort of discipline. (6) No one expected that the dictator would ever have to .......... for his crimes. The broken hip meant she was unable to reach the phone to call for help or .......... the door when people came round to check on her. In my day, children were taught not to .......... back to their elders.