2. Here was a chance for me to
____________ myself by inventing something merciful that would catch snakes but not harm them.
3. ____________
(prepare) with some research findings, I decided on three
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possible approaches to solving this problem.
4. Between the outside and the inside walls of the bowl there is some jelly, which ___________ when cooled.
5. I collected the passive snakes and the next day we
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merrily
____________ them all back into the wild. 6. ____________ (press) by my friends and relations, I decided to s____________ the opportunity to get recognition for my successful idea by sending my invention to the patent office.
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7. The criteria of recognizing new inventions are so strict that it is
difficult to get new ideas accepted
unless they are truly ________.
8. ____________ will you receive a patent until a search has been made to find out
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