Sentence Transformation
Open Cloze
Word Formation
Collocations
Surprise
100

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 arrived

100

My mother warned my brother that dinner would be at 6pm and ______this, he was eating doughnuts half an hour before!

despite
100

The ____ between the Soviet Union and the USA dominated the cold war. (RIVAL)

rivalry

100

Those cupboards are looking a bit scruffy. They could do with a fresh .......... of paint.

  1.   layer
  2.   cover
  3.   coat
  4.   film

coat

100

It looks ____ though the new employee is going to be late on his first day.

as

200

None of us was expecting to have a test this morning.


blue


This morning's test_________  for every one of us.

came out of the blue

200

___________the work you do for the government, what else do you do for a living?

Besides
200

My sister showed me her ________ side when I failed the exam. (SYMPATHY)

sympathetic

200

It is widely .......... that computers can make our lives easier.

  1.   accepted
  2.   agreed
  3.   allowed
  4.   affirmed

accepted

200

After William realised his mistake he was forced to ______ his pride and apologise.

swallow

300

She still hasn't really recovered from losing her job in August.


being made


She still really hasn't got _______  in August.

over being made redundant

300

It has ______ to light that you falsified your examination certificates. What have you got to say for yourself?

come

300

 The survey showed many young offenders had had a difficult _____ (BRING)

upbringing

300

During the discussion the speaker showed an excellent .......... of all the issues.

  1.   knowledge
  2.   grasp
  3.   comprehension
  4.   skill

grasp

300

The beach was fun even though it was too cold.


fact


 _____too cold, the beach was fun.

Despite the fact that it was

400

Do you mind if I come over to see you later?

objection

Do you _______   coming over to see you later?

have any objection to me

400

Brunei, a tiny _____ very wealthy state, lies in Asia.

yet / but

400

The stray dog spent his days following tourists hoping to ___ one of them. (FRIEND)

befriend

400

My teacher's great. I have a very high ......... of him.

  1.   opinion
  2.   regard
  3.   thought
  4.   respect

opinion

400

Severe ______ problems in the country's prisons persuaded the government to invest more money in its prison rebuilding programme. (CROWD)

overcrowding

500

Janet has never passed any exams, as far as I'm aware.


knowledge


_____ no formal qualifications.

to my knowledge, Janet has

500

They're not paying me a _____ deal more money but at least it's more than before!

great

500

Despite the striking similarities between the two paintings, the court decided the artist was not guilty of making a____ copy. (FRAUD)

fraudulent

500

The defendant told the judge that she accepted full _______ for her actions and that she would plead guilty.

 

responsibility

500

Dylan never pays much attention to what his father says.


notice


Dylan doesn't ever ___ what his father tells him.

take much notice of

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