Part 2
When the fire alarm went off, everyone was told to carry ______ with the evacuation calmly.
ON
The manager thanked us for our ______ during a particularly difficult week.
PATIENT
PATIENCE
I regret not asking for help earlier.
WISH
I ______ for help earlier.
WISH I HAD ASKED
The town is at risk ______ losing an important part of its historic centre.
OF
Although the explanation sounded logical, it was actually quite ______.
CONVINCE
CONVINCING
She found herself faced ______ a decision she had been hoping to avoid.
WITH
The chemicals were stored properly, so the reaction was entirely ______.
HARM
HARMLESS
It was unnecessary for me to bring my laptop to the meeting.
NEED
I ______ my laptop to the meeting.
NEED NOT HAVE BROUGHT
NEEDN'T HAVE BROUGHT
No one objected to the proposal, ______ did anyone suggest any major changes.
NOR
The investigators were surprised that the error had remained ______ for so long.
DETECT
UNDETECTED
Why don’t you sleep ______ it before making a final decision?
ON
There was no meaningful ______ between the two sets of results.
COMPARE
COMPARISON
I only understood the seriousness of the situation when I read the report.
UNTIL
It ______ the report that I understood the seriousness of the situation.
WAS NOT UNTIL I HAD READ
WAS NOT UNTIL I READ
Rarely ______ a speaker managed to hold the audience’s attention so completely.
HAS
His version of events was so full of contradictions that it sounded completely ______.
BELIEVE
UNBELIEVABLE
Much ______ I sympathised with their position, I could not support the decision they had taken.
AS
The minister’s comments were open to ______, given how vague they were.
INTERPRET
INTERPRETATION
I am sure they did not inform her of the change in procedure.
TOLD
She ______ of the change in procedure.
CAN'T HAVE BEEN TOLD
Try ______ he might, he could not reconcile the two conflicting sets of data.
AS
The board voiced strong ______ about the likely consequences of expanding too rapidly into overseas markets.
APPREHEND
APPREHENSION
No sooner had the terms of the agreement been made public ________ both sides accused the other of acting in bad faith.
THAN
The witness’s account was so internally consistent that any attempt to challenge its ______ proved unsuccessful.
CREDIBLE
CREDIBILITY
It is possible that the committee misunderstood the implications of the proposal.
MAY
The committee ______ the implications of the proposal.
MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD
So widespread ______ the criticism of the proposal that the committee was forced to withdraw it within days.
WAS
The minister’s resignation, though long rumoured, was met with widespread ______ among party members.
BELIEVE