Strategy 1, Part 2, Guided Paraphrase Gap Fill, Exercise 2

Original text: "With the European Union on the threshold of expansion, it is important to have friendly and constructive relations with Moscow."

Instructions: Paraphrase the ideas in the original text above by competing the gap fill exercise below. (A blank may contain more than one word.) If you have trouble, click the [?] . Or, click the 'Hint' button at the bottom to see the next letter of each word.
The European Union feels that it is to have a working relationship with now that it is about to new members.