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1) The whole neighbourhood started gossiping how he died.

CORRECT! GOSSIP ABOUT SB/STH

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2) People differ one another in their ability to handle stress.

CORRECT! DIFFER FROM SB/STH

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3) I've never believed private education.

CORRECT! BELIEVE IN STH

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4) We admire Steve's courage. We admire him being brave.

CORRECT! ADMIRE SB FOR STH

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5) Members of the city council strongly objected plans to sell off the land to private developers.

CORRECT! OBJECT TO SB/STH

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6) He doesn't approve my family.

CORRECT! APPROVE OF SB/STH

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7) Author shares memories as he copes the last days of his ailing mother.

CORRECT! COPE WITH STH

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8) She never really recovered the shock of losing her child.

CORRECT! RECOVER FROM STH

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9) The police suspect him robbing the bank.

CORRECT! SUSPECT SB/STH OF (DOING) STH

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10) Sometimes people confess deeds they haven't committed just to get attention.

CORRECT! CONFESS TO (DOING) STH

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1)	gossip about sb/sth	talk about other people's private lives
2)	differ from sb/sth	be different from something in some way
3)	believe in sth	feel that something is true
4)	admire sb for sth	have a very high opinion of somebody
5)	object to sb/sth	dislike sth, to disapprove of sth
6)	approve of sb/sth	be pleased with sth or sb
7)	cope with sth	manage, the deal with sth successfully
8)	recover from sth	return to a normal state after an unpleasant experience
9)	suspect sb/sth of sth	think that somebody is guilty of a crime
10)	confess to sth	say that you are guilty

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