VOCABULARY
Food handlers should be supervised to ensure that they c_______ with the strict hygiene rules.
comply
Today, ______ its somewhat tarnished reputation, journalism still remains one of the few career paths open to the budding writer.
DESPITE, NOTWITHSTANDING
The KFC not only smelt wonderful, it was delicious too.
DID
Not ___________________, it was delicious too.
Not ONLY DID THE KFC SMELL WONDERFUL, it was delicious too.
The new tax will be l________ on companies' energy use.
levied
The philosophy of the newspaper is quite simple, ______ the fact that there are thousands of words competing for a limited number of columns.
DESPITE, NOTHWITHSTANDING
He didn't realise how badly it was translated until he compared it to the original.
BAD
Only when he compared it to the original ___________________________________
Only when he compared it to the original DID HE REALISE HOW BAD THE TRANSLATION WAS.
When I think about when I won my first Oscar, all my other achievements pale into i______________
insignificance
The philosophy of the newspaper is quite simple, in ______ of the fact that there are thousands of words competing for a limited number of columns.
SPITE
I had just started reading when all the lights went out.
THAN
No ____________________________ all the lights went out.
No SOONER HAD I STARTED READING THAN all the lights went out.
Extra-curricular work, however, very much depends on the traditions of individual schools as well as the w_____ of head teachers.
whim / whims
The recipes for preparations which could relieve pain, stop fits, sedate or stimulate were passed down from generation to generation, ______ there was no exact understanding of the way in which the medicines worked.
ALTHOUGH/THOUGH/WHILE/WHILST
Sally didn't realise it would be so hard to cope with all the extra work.
HOW
Little _______________________________ to cope with all the extra work.
Little DID SALLY REALISE HOW HARD IT WOULD BE to cope with all the extra work.
If you want reliable examples of species which are disappearing, make sure you check verifiable sources as there are a lot of d________ statistics out there.
dodgy
Nevertheless, ______ the power of these primitive early medicines, generations were still ravaged by disease.
DESPITE, NOTWITHSTANDING
He didn't realise how badly it was translated until he compared it with the original.
BAD
Only when he compared it with the original ______________________________
Only when he compared it with the original DID HE REALISE HOW BAD THE TRANSLATION WAS.