Vocabulary
You have been ______ with first degree murder. How do you plea?
charged
The reviews of the play were glowing but as a ......... of fact I thought it was terrible!
MATTER
Getting my car fixed is going to cost me ______ as the engine has completely blown, but I have no choice. I need it for work.
an arm and a leg
Despite the _____________ (strike) similarities between the two paintings, the court decided the artist was not guilty of making a _____________ (fraud) copy.
STRIKING - FRAUDULENT
It was really unexpected when my football team achieved the result it did.
TIME
At ................ my football team to do as well as it did.
no time did I expect
During the riots, hundreds of people broke into the city's main department store and ______ it. There was almost nothing left after the night had finished.
looted
Most people are car lovers. Even ........, cars cause enormous damage to the environment
The flu I had a few weeks ago which prevented me from going on holiday with my friends was______ . They had a terrible time. Everything went wrong and it cost them a lot of money.
a blessing in disguise
Severe _____________(crowd) problems in the country's prisons persuaded the government to invest more money in its prison _____________ (build) programme.
OVERCROWDING - REBUILDING
When I forgot to do the washing up my mother became really angry with me.
LOST
My mother ................ me because I forgot to do the washing up
lost her temper with
My company has just spent two million dollars, _________ a world famous artist to paint a huge mural for the main entrance foyer.
........ most people pass their Proficiency exam first time round a number of candidates will, sadly, fail
WHILE, WHEREAS, ALTHOUGH
The government keeps talking about reducing poverty but what do they ever do about it? Nothing! ________ ______ _______ ________ ______
actions speak louder than words.
The child's _____________ (ABILITY) to hear his mother calling was blamed on a slight hearing _____________ (ABILITY) which was eventually solved using a _____________ (REVOLUTION) new technique from Norway.
INABILITY - DISABILITY - REVOLUTIONARY
The conflict between the two political parties will carry on for a long time.
MEANS
The conflict between the two political parties is ................ over.
by no means
I don't think anyone understood what I was saying at the meeting, did they? I totally failed to get my point _______.
across
The hotel was poor, the food terrible, and we had torrential rain for the whole week. ........ short, the holiday was a disaster.
IN
Whenever I eat out with my friends, I prefer to go ......................
Dutch
The man sat in the doctor’s waiting room, nervously ................ (MOIST) his lips every so often, whilst he waited to be called.
MOISTENING
I didn't expect to enjoy the concert performance as much as I did.
SURPASSED
The concert performance .................
surpassed my expectations
The icy road conditions ______ in over twenty minor accidents this morning, but fortunately no-one was seriously injured.
resulted
Broadly ........, young people are concerned with finding a good career once they have graduated from university.
SPEAKING
Don't listen to what other people say you should do, you've always played _____, do what you wish.
your own trumpet
A number of directives have been passed recently with the aim of ................ (HARMONY) work practices across different countries.
HARMONISING
I couldn't have bought that motorbike unless my mother had agreed to pay the monthly repayments.
BUT
................ agreeing to pay the monthly repayments I could never have bought that motorbike.
But for my mother