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1	Your company has had a long and fruitful ______ with mine.
		assignment
		assistance
		association
		assessment
		assets

2	We had to choose from a motley ______ of candidates.
		assignment
		assistance
		association
		assortment
		assets

3	She wants me to carry out a special ______ for her.
		assignment
		aspect
		assertions
		assessment
		assets

4	I became involved in a heated ______ with him about this.
		aptitude
		arbitration
		argument
		attack
		attention

5	I'm afraid to say I think your plan starts from an unfounded ______ .
		assignment
		assistance
		association
		assortment
		assumption

6	I think we made a hasty ______ of this project and we need to carry out a fresh one.
		article
		aspect
		assertions
		assessment
		arrival

7	Before we continue I need to ask for a categorical ______ that you will treat all information as confidential.
		assurance
		assistance
		association
		assortment
		assumption

8	I'm fed up of him putting forward wild ______ with no basis in fact.
		article
		aspect
		assertions
		arrangement
		arrival

9	I don't think we can reach agreement by ourselves. We need to submit this to ______.
		aptitude
		arbitration
		attempts
		attack
		attention

10	It hasn't come yet but we are awaiting its imminent ______ .
		aptitude
		arbitration
		argument
		arrangement
		arrival

11	You need to improve the hostile ______ in your office.
		assurance
		atmosphere
		association
		assortment
		assumption

12	We both had our own ideas of what to do but we came to an amical ______ .
		aptitude
		arbitration
		argument
		arrangement
		attention

13	We mustn't pass over the more worrying ______ of this scheme, the job losses.
		article
		aspect
		argument
		arrangement
		arrival

14	His crude ______ to have me dismissed went badly wrong.
		assurance
		atmosphere
		attempts
		assortment
		assumption

15	I'm pleased to say that you have shown a marked ______ for this type of work.
		aptitude
		atmosphere
		attempts
		attack
		attention

16	He published a brilliant ______ on this subject.
		article
		arbitration
		argument
		arrangement
		arrival

17	I'm worried about the Stock Market and I've decided to build up my liquid ______ .
		article
		aspect
		assertions
		assessment
		assets

18	I got vital ______ from our Munich office.
		assignment
		assistance
		assertions
		assessment
		assets

19	It was easy to shrug off such a crude personal ______ .
		assurance
		atmosphere
		attempts
		attack
		assumption

20	As the meeting went on and on, most people's ______ wandered.
		assurance
		atmosphere
		attempts
		attack
		attention