Open Answer
I don’t see my cousins very often, but we keep ________ touch through social media.
IN
I was exhausted, so I decided to ________ the invitation and stay at home.
A) turn down
B) turn over
C) turn into
D) turn across
A) turn down
The instructions were ________ clear, so nobody had any problems completing the task.
A) perfectly
B) absolutely
C) heavily
D) deeply
A) perfectly
I don’t have time to deal with all these emails today.
GET
I can’t ________ all these emails today.
get through
After starting university in a completely new city, it took Maria a few months to ______ and feel comfortable with her new routine.
A) put her foot in her mouth
B) find her feet
C) shoot herself in the foot
D) stand her ground
B) find her feet
The new policy has ________ rise to a lot of complaints from employees.
GIVEN
The museum has been closed ________ further notice while repairs are carried out.
A) until
B) by
C) for
D) during
A) until
The documentary provides a ________ detailed account of life in the Arctic.
A) highly
B) strongly
C) deeply
D) completely
A) highly
We need to start discussing the problem seriously.
DEAL
We need to ________ the problem seriously.
deal with
During the meeting, James accidentally criticized the company’s new policy without realizing that the manager who had created it was sitting right next to him. He really ______.
A) put his foot in his mouth
B) kept his feet on the ground
C) broke new ground
D) found his feet
A) put his foot in his mouth
After several failed attempts, the researchers finally ________ up with a possible solution.
CAME
The speaker’s argument was convincing. ________, several members of the audience remained unconvinced.
A) Therefore
B) Nevertheless
C) Consequently
D) In addition
B) Nevertheless
After the argument, there was a ________ silence in the room.
A) heavy
B) strong
C) powerful
D) severe
A) heavy
I didn’t expect to see Julia at the conference.
CAME
Seeing Julia at the conference ________ me.
came as a surprise to
Despite pressure from the rest of the team, Sarah refused to change her decision because she believed it was the right one. She decided to ______.
A) cover a lot of ground
B) stand her ground
C) shoot herself in the foot
D) follow in someone’s footsteps
B) stand her ground
The company is hoping to ________ advantage of the growing demand for electric vehicles.
TAKE
By the time we arrived at the restaurant, our friends ________ for nearly half an hour.
A) waited
B) have waited
C) had been waiting
D) are waiting
C) had been waiting
The company’s profits have increased ________ over the past two years.
A) considerably
B) absolutely
C) perfectly
D) deeply
A) considerably
The project was cancelled because there wasn’t enough money.
DUE
The project was cancelled ________ of money.
due to the lack
The new scientist developed a completely original method that had never been used in the field before. Her research is really ______.
A) keeping its feet on the ground
B) a fact of life
C) breaking new ground
D) getting off on the wrong foot
C) breaking new ground
The journalist refused to ________ into details about the politician’s private life because she didn’t consider them relevant.
GO
The manager decided to postpone the meeting, ________ everyone had already prepared their presentations.
A) even though
B) whereas
C) unless
D) in case
A) even though
The evidence against the suspect was ________ convincing, and the jury reached a decision very quickly.
A) highly
B) bitterly
C) painfully
D) vaguely
A) highly
I strongly dislike the way the company treats its employees.
STAND
I really ________ the way the company treats its employees.
can't stand
The actor became famous for his incredibly energetic personality and dramatic performances. Even when he wasn’t performing, he was impossible to ignore. People described him as ______.
A) a life-saver
B) larger than life
C) on the grounds that
D) someone who follows in other people’s footsteps
B) larger than life