Part 1: multiple choice
The doctor made a mistake with the medicine she prescribed. .........., she was never questioned about this error.
a) Since b) Despite c) Nevertheless d) Although
c) NEVERTHELESS
I can't ask for help from anyone in my family. You know what they're ........ .
LIKE
Your help has been ....... I couldn't have finished my essay without it. (VALUE)
VALUABLE
Many delegates stole pens from the conference room. WERE
A lot of ........ the conference room by delegates.
PENS WERE STOLEN FROM
What's the meaning?
The teacher left the children to puzzle out the answer to the problem themselves.
To figure out, solve, or find a solution to a problem.
After a long investigation the police were able to .......... together the truth about what had happened on the day of the murder.
a) piece b) scrape c) get d) fix
a) PIECE
It's something of a mystery how ancient bridge builders succeeded .......... spanning this wide river.
IN
His suggestions were very ..... and would never have worked. (PRACTICE)
IMPRACTICAL
Use 2-6 words
None of the phones were left when we got to the shop. TIME
.......... the shop, all the phones had been sold.
BY THE TIME WE GOT TO
What's the meaning?
He got to the railway station in the nick of time.
Just in time
I can't stop you going mountain climbing but it's entirely at your own .......... .
a) danger b) chance c) risk d) trouble
c) RISK
......... the work you do for the government, what else do you do for a living?
BESIDES
The film was praised by the critics for its ........ in showing the horrors of war. (REAL)
REALISM
Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time. HAPPEN
Please do those photocopies if .......... the time.
YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
What's the meaning?
The novel is so complex, the reader might easily go astray.
Mark has friends in high ........ and should be able to get the funding we need for the project
a) spots b) levels c) places d) areas
c) PLACES
It looks .......... though the new employee is going to be late on his first day.
AS
He's had a troubled life and had to .......... many emotional and physical challenges. (COME)
OVERCOME
I don't think it's important how fast we drive, we're going to be late. MATTER
We're going to be late ......... drive.
NO MATTER HOW FAST WE
What's the meaning?
If we continue to split hairs, we'll never get this project started.
To argue or worry about unimportant details
Sarah is great at fundraising and Paul is an IT expert so together they were a ........ made in heaven when they set up the charity.
a) team b) match c) pair d) combination
b) MATCH
Job losses at this factory were all ......... to the fact that the economy did so badly last year.
DUE
My friends all .......... with me when I lost my handbag on the train. (SYMPATHY)
SYMPATHIZED
We paid someone to fix the roof for us last summer.
HAD
Last summer, we .............. .
HAD THE ROOF FIXED
What's the meaning?
The place is owned lock, stock, and barrel by an oil company.
Completely, fully, including everything.