Quần áo lặn và lướt sóng chống cá mập

Hãy dùng các từ và cụm từ dưới đây ở dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau:

to end up / wetsuits / repellent / to blend in / a spate of

1. Scientists say they have isolated the natural chemicals which make some people smell unpleasant to mosquitoes. The team is not naming the chemicals involved but hopes a new generation of natural insect ________ may follow.

2. Many of the UK's first postboxes were painted green, __________ with the landscape.

3. Nathan Sharp wanted to buy a pair of skis, but it was September and he knew the skis might __________ gathering dust and taking up space in his closet until the ski season started in December.

4. The challenge he set himself was a total of 40 swims in a year - with at least two in each month of the year. All had to be completed without a _________. Water temperatures have varied between 35F and 68F (2C and 20C).

5. A team of "Guardian Angels" are to patrol the streets of Luton following __________violent crime in the town. The volunteer anti-crime organisation wants people to form units to help "vulnerable" people in their own communities.

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