Reading Part1
Noise pollution _______ a threat to small birds survival. a)set b)pose c)issue d)form
POSE
People prefer the type of task they can complete, and __________ a satisfactory conclusion they become stressed.
WITHOUT
We tend to focus on the data which is supportive of our hypothesis, while ____________ any evidence that appears to contradict it. LOOK
OVERLOOKING
I regret not concentrating more on what the teacher said during my French lessons. / I now wish ______________ the teacher said during my French lessons. ATTENTION
I now wish I had paid more attention to the teacher said during my French lessons.
FALL OUT with someone
to argue and stop being friends with someone
Two magnets with opposite poles are _________ together. a)thrown b)sent c)drawn d)dragged
DRAWN
(context of twin siblings) Recent studies have shown __________ or no effect of birth order on personality.
LITTLE
Muscle memory allows us to free valuable brain processing power and __________ space for other tasks. STORE
STORAGE
It's Charlotte's responsibility to ensure the contracts are signed on time. / Charlotte __________________ sure the contracts are signed on time. CHARGE
Charlotte is in charge of making sure the contracts are signed on time. CHARGE
GIVE UP ON someone/something
to lose hope and expect someone/something to fail
A growing number of people are _________ to live full time on the water. a)opting b)settling) c)judging d)picking
OPTING
Owing ______ the fact they spend their early years bossing their siblings around, first-born children can be rather domineering.
TO
Many of us find the idea of deliberately proving ourselves wrong deeply _____________. SETTLE
UNSETTLING
You should reduce the amount of sugar in your diet if you want to stay healthy. / You had ________________ the amount of sugar in your diet if you want to stay healthy. BACK
You had better cut back the amount of sugar in your diet if you want to stay healthy.
GET AWAY WITH something
to succeed in avoiding punishment or bad consequences for something done
Affordable flats seems to be in extremely short _________ in this day and age. a)supply b)availability c)delivery d)offer
SUPPLY
_________ recently received settlement for a minor road accident, I supposed I was simply on a list on computer-generated phone calls.
HAVING
Over the years, the Monopoly board has __________ more than a few changes. GO
UNDERGONE
Since the director couldn't speak at the awards ceremony himself, one of the actors took his place. / One of the actors made ________________ the director at the awards ceremony. BEHALF
One of the actors made a speech on behalf of the director at the awards ceremony.
DO something UP
renovate or decorate something
Most people seem to be able to ___________ to their baseline level of happiness relatively quickly. a)refresh b)resume c)restore d)revert
REVERT
_______ to our delight, they accepted our offer.
MUCH
Corporations invest a great deal of time and resources to use our personal data in a way that is ____________ to them. ADVANTAGE
ADVANTAGEOUS
If you should ever come to France, please feel free to visit us. / Please feel free to visit us ________________ to France. HAPPEN
Please feel free to visit us should you happen to come to France.
MAKE DO WITH/WITHOUT something
to manage to carry out a task without something or using something suboptimal