223. The agency offers practical ________ to people starting their own business. (guide) 224. There is a ________ to overcome the problems. (determined) 225. We were ________ that she would be angry. (fear) 226. These closures will mean ________ for about 500 workers. (employ) 227. The house was ________ with people. (crowd) 228. I’m ________ sorry for the delay. (extreme) 229. Because of his love for teaching, David would ________ his teaching career. (continuous) 230. It is often useful to make a ________ between two things. (compare) 231. He was ________ for the job by a committee. (selection) 232. ________ compounds are often used for fertilizers. (chemist) 233. The smoke that comes from a lit cigarette contains many different ________ chemicals. (poison) 234. Many ________ developed countries spend much money preventing environmental pollution. (industry)