Complete with a word formed from those in the list.

Chemical Controls

The more chemical controls are used, the more resistant the insects and microbes become. According to Dr Robert Metcalf, professor of entomology at the University of Illinois, "Some strains of insects and microbes have appeared that are (01) .................. to nearly everything in our arsenal. The short-sighted and (02) .................. use of antibiotics has produced monster bugs. And it's getting worse. Pests are now quicker to develop resistance to new (03) .................. weapons. The earliest (04) .................. like DDT were highly (05) .................. for many years. The (06) .................. of the latest (07) .................. is often measured in months."

Jobs for the Boys and Girls

American ambassadors are political (08) .................., a way of thanking those who have given time and money to the (09) .................. campaign. Take the example of Della Newman, a Seattle real-estate broker and friend of George Bush, eminently qualified to be Ambassador to New Zealand. Her certificate of competence from the State Department points out: "Mrs Newman's background in the real-estate business, combined with her many civic (10) .................., gives her the (11) .................. qualities to make her an (12) .................. candidate for Ambassador to New Zealand." (13) .................. diplomats have been appalled, and someone started to leak the competence certificates, which are supposed to show that the ambassador will have a (14) .................. of "the country's principal language, and understanding of its history, culture and political structure." A State Department official commented: "By keeping them (15) .................. they obviously hope to shepherd more turkeys through the Senate." One certificate, provided to an operator of fast-food restaurants in Kansas, read in full: "Mr Wilkins's (16) .................. background in business will serve him well as the next US ambassador to the Netherlands."

01. RESIST ..................

02. RESPONSE ..................

03. CHEMISTRY ..................

04. INSECT ..................

05. EFFECT ..................

06. USE ..................

07. VARY ..................

08. APPOINT ..................

09. PRESIDE ..................

10. COMMIT ..................

11. MANAGE ..................

12. EXCEL ..................

13. PROFESS ..................

14. KNOW ..................

15. CONFIDE ..................

16. EXTEND ..................

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