Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrase/verb/preposition:
His apology took the edge off her anger. The underlined phrase means that his apology .................
Read the passage below and answerthe following questions.
Mascowis the world’s most expensive city for expatriates followed by Tokyo whichalso is Asia’s most expensivecity.
The cost of Living Survey 2008 has shown Mumbai and NewDelhi taking the bottom two spots of Asia’s ten most expensive cities. Mumbai is on 48th spot in the world wide list and NewDelhi is on 55th spot. New Delhi incidentally shares its 55th spot on the list with Los Angeles.
The survey covers 143 cities across six continents and measures the comparative cost of over 200 items in each location including housing, transport, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment.
It is the world’s most comprehensive cost of living survey and is used to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation allowances for their expatriate employees.
Which item is not mentioned in the passage for measuring the comparative cost of different items?