Part 1
Would you like to meet for a coffee after .......?
career work job employment
work
We would have called you if we ..... known you were in.
had
My teacher says there has been a big (IMPROVE) .......... in my English lately.
improvement
The food was so good we had to leave a tip.
SUCH
It ..... that we had to leave a tip.
was such good food
"I (discovered by accident) these old photos recently"
"I came across these old photos recently"
Have you .......... out the invitations to the party yet?
posted sent dispatched delivered
sent
I can't put ..... with this noise anymore. I'm going to complain.
up
Why did you do that? I thought you had more (INTELLIGENT) .......... than that.
intelligence
The examiner tells candidates the regulations at the beginning of the exam.
TOLD
At the beginning of the exam candidates ..... the regulations.
are told about
They're having fun discovering and (testing) new things.
They're having fun discovering and trying out new things.
Our daughter suffers from travel ..... and hates long journeys.
sickness illness disease bugs
sickness
The plan has .......... found to have several weaknesses.
been
That simple mistake meant she managed to (do) .......... all her good work.
undo
The comedian was less funny than the audience expected.
NEARLY
The comedian .......... the audience expected.
wasn't nearly as funny as
"He keeps (inventing) all kinds of lame excuses"
"He keeps coming up with all kinds of lame excuses"
When he was presented with a prize for his latest book he was lost for .......... .
thoughts speech words talk
words
I really .......... like going out at weekends. It's so nice to forget about work.
do
Despite her young age she's very (sense) ..... and can be trusted to do the right thing.
sensible
Does he ever give you the impression that he would rather be talking to someone else?
FEELING
Do you ever .......... would rather be talking to someone else?
get the feeling that he
The smell of freshly cooked biscuits (reminds me of) my childhood
The smell of freshly cooked biscuits takes me back to my childhood.
During the discussion the speaker showed an excellent .......... of all the issues.
knowledge grasp comprehension skill
grasp
The company are to introduce a policy .......... parents can bring their children in on open days.
whereby
The recipe says you only need to add two (SPOON) .......... of salt.
spoonfuls
David thought it unfair that his team resented him for not scoring a goal.
AGAINST
David thought it unfair that his team should .......... for not scoring a goal.
hold it against him
"She wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of night shifts (made her feel she didn’t want to )"
"She wanted to be a nurse, but the thought of night shifts put her off"