Education/Family
Cities/Shopping
Employment/Falsehood
Technology/Connected man
100

She’s very outgoing and g.... (sociable).

She grew up surrounded by a large e... family. (opposite of immediate family)

gregarious

extended family.

100

Toronto p.... itself on its wide range of cultures.

They k... o.. $60 because of a scratch. (reduced the price)

 prides itself on

They knocked off $60 

100

They've t... u... golf. (learn to do sth)

The following story seems to be f........, unreal; yet it happened. (very difficult to believe)

They've taken up golf.

The following story seems to be far-fetched

100

Dinner's ready, if you can t... yourself a.... from the TV. (leave somewhere even though you would prefer to stay there )

That can't be true! You're w...... me u....(annoy)

Dinner's ready, if you can tear yourself away from the TV.

That can't be true! You're winding me up.

200

She can pick up a tune instantly on the piano. She has  a g... for music.

The h.... of the evening was a violin solo by five-year-old Mia. (most exciting part)

has a gift for it

The highlight of the evening 

200

New York isn`t the cheapest place to live, but this is o.... by high salaries.

All the best bargains were s... u... within hours. (obtained quickly)

this is offset by high salaries

 bargains were snapped up 

200

She was t... o. as a trainee. (employed)

Newspapers are often guilty of d....... the truth. (changing facts)

She was taken on as a trainee.

Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.

200

Why should you d... yourself o... such simple pleasures? (prevent somebody from having or doing something )

Ralph sat s..... at the dining room table. (shoulders forward)

Why should you deprive yourself of such simple pleasures?

Ralph sat slouching at the dining room table.

300

He's f.... b..... with his school work again. (failed to finish it on time)

They f... f.. each other instantly. (be strongly attracted to each other) 

He's fallen behind with

They fell for each other instantly.

300

Most of the main sights are w..... the w........ distance from the centre. (you can go on foot there)

The band have just b..... o.... their second album.(produce, publish)

within the walking distance from the centre

 brought out their second album.

300

When does your driving licence e......? (no longer legally acceptable)

Is the painting a g.... Picasso? (authentic)

When does your driving licence expire?

Is the painting a genuine Picasso?

300

Parents play a c...... r.... in preparing their child for school. (extremely important)

His work r..... the treatment of this disease. (completely changed)

Parents play a crucial role in preparing their child for school.

His work revolutionised the treatment of this disease.

400

He keeps p.... o... handing in an assignment.

She gave her children u...... love. (without limits)

He keeps putting off 

She gave her children unconditional love.

400

The Hotel has great character and is s.... in history . (овеянный историей)

He s... o.... hundreds of pounds on designer clothes. (spent a lot of money)

 is steeped in history.

He splashed out hundreds of pounds 

400

She receives £80 a week, from which she must pay for all her l... e.....(money that you spend on rent, food, and things such as electricity, gas etc)

You would be i........ to travel on your own.(not sensible)

 she must pay for all her living expenses.

You would be ill-advised to travel on your own.

400

He built up the business at the e.... o.. his health. (with loss or damage to somebody/something)

 She went out s.... i.. t... k..... that she looked fabulous. (absolutely sure)

 at the expense of his health.

 She went out safe in the knowledge that she looked fabulous.

500

Her s..-m....(determined) commitment to the job meant that she had little time left for her family.

He b...... himself for the first plunge ito the cold water. (prepare yourself for something difficult or unpleasant that is going to happen) 

 single-minded commitment

braced himself for

500

If he was prepared to apologize, the least she could do was m... him h..... and accept some of the blame. (compromise)

U..... property will be sold off after three months. (that nobody has claimed as belonging to them)

meet him halfway

Unclaimed property 

500

There`s been a s... d.... in a number of people commuting to work. (rapid decline)

If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a p... of s... (warn somebody not to believe something completely )

a sharp drop in a number of people

If I were you, I'd take everything he says with a pinch of salt.

500

The community is working together to a..... social i.... .(tackle the problems)

This new contract is going to l... our p.... for years. (make a large amount of money in a greedy or dishonest way)

 address social issues 

This new contract is going to line our pockets for years.