Fill in the blanks with the following words or expressions. Change the form when necessary. parallel      shift      frame      distract acquaint … with ...  take a break from      saddle … with …  resort to It is not possible to ______ my career completely all of a sudden. She wondered how she was going to ________ the question. His career ___________ that of his father. I decided to ignore the rumour as I did not want anything to __________ me from writing the paper. She ________________ her work to make herself some coffee and then resumed a few minutes later. If you want to travel abroad, it’s worth your time and effort to _________ yourself ______ the customs and social conventions of the countries you plan to visit. I think we can solve this problem without ____________ legal action. The war devastated the economy and __________ the country _____ a huge foreign debt.