Vocabulary
Unlike her brother, Clara clearly has an ... for science subjects.
APTITUDE
Well-balanced meals at school might help to solve the problem of ... among pupils.
OBESE
OBESITY
I'm sure you ... (show) the results soon.
will be shown
One report argued that the archaelogists had damaged some artefacts during excavations.
It was argued that the archaelogists had damaged some artefacts during the excavations.
Looking at a screen before you go to bed tends ... a negative effect on your sleep.
A) to having
B) have had
C) you to have
D) to have
D) to have
It took the team months of trial and error to ... out the solution to the problem
figure
A simple ... gives us the average number of pupils per class.
CALCULATE
CALCULATION
Your invention needs ... (describe) in detail before you submit it to the Patent Office.
to be described
Some writers believe that the lost city of Atlantis existed until the ninth century BC.
The lost city of Atlantis IS BELIEVED TO HAVE EXISTED until the ninth century BC.
It ... that eating probiotic food like youghurt is good for your gut.
A) has shown
B) is shown
C) has been shown
D) was showing
C) has been shown
It really ... me up how people presume Engineering is a "boys' subject."
winds
This new technology will be extremely ... for teaching blind students.
BENEFIT
BENEFICIAL
I don't mind ... (not pay) much for testing video games because I love playing them
not being paid
It's not clear why the lights went out. They say there was a short circuit.
It's not clear why the lights went out. There is said to have been a short circuit.
... the country where he was born, Daniel went on to have a good life in America.
A) To be leaving
B) Having left
C) Left
D) Had left
B) Having left
Grace Hopper was a computer scientist who ... the term "debugging"
coined
Her innovative designs are gaining ... internationally.
RECOGNISE
RECOGNITION
The spare parts should ... deliver a week ago.
have been delivered
The police think that a dangerous hacker has been stealing sensitive data for over a year.
A dangerous hacker is thought to have been stealing sensitive data for over a year.
By Friday evening, the decorators ... Sheila's new flat; it will be complete.
A) will finish decorate
B) will be finished decorate
C) will have been finishing decorating
D) will have finished decorating
D) will have finished decorating
Patients may have trouble ... certain types of foods.
digesting
It is always ... to wear safety glasses when handling chemicals
ADVICE
ADVISABLE
Mr Jenkins ... (make/undergo) a stomach operation by his surgeon.
was made to undergo
We know that most mathematical symbols were invented in the 1500s.
(two options)
It is known that most mathematical symbols were invented in the 1500s
Most mathematical symbols are known to have been invented in the 1500s.
Despite the difficulties, the climber ... reach the peak of the mountain before the snow storm. He was lucky that day.
A) managed to
B) was allowed
C) ought to
D) was able
A) managed to