The singer gave an ____________ (STAND) performance and the audience was absolutely delighted.
outstanding
Next Friday is my thirtieth wedding anniversary.
WILL
Next Friday ________________ years.
I will have been married
She _________ through life without a care in the world.
a) breezes
b) drives
c) sails
d) eases
c
__________from yourself, do you know anyone else who'd be willing to volunteer?
Apart
Give a synonym for 'devastating'
very sad
The politician's behaviour _____________ (FURY) the public.
infuriated
The cost of rice has shot up in the last month.
SHARP
There has been ____________of rice recently.
a sharp rise in the cost
a sharp increase in the cost
What angered me wasn't his resignation but the ________ in which he did it.
a) method
b) manner
c) aspect
d) bearing
b
___________the work you do for the government, what else do you do for a living?
Besides
Give a synonym for 'petrifying'.
terrifying, very scary
You always __________ (ENTHUSIASTIC) about this app but I don't really need help managing my money.
enthuse
I was so tired that I wanted to give up.
POINT
I _________________up because I was so tired.
was on the point of giving up
The rain will ________ for most of the morning, but we are expecting bright spells in the afternoon.
a) persist
b) insist
c) resist
d) consist
a
The difficulty with _____________ he managed to speak showed how upset he was.
which
Give a synonym for 'ludicrous'.
very silly, ridiculous
You can't help but disbelieve the government when different ministers are giving out __________ (CONTRADICT) statements about policy.
contradictory
My sister told me nothing about mum’s present.
DARK
My sister _____________ about mum’s present.
kept me in the dark
Two wolves ran through the forest in ________ of a deer.
a) following
b) chase
c) hunt
d) pursuit
d
What this soldier did was ________ and beyond his expected duties. He'll be awarded a medal.
above
Give a synonym for 'excruciating'.
very painful
Clinical ____________ (GENE) evaluate, diagnose, research, and manage patients with hereditary conditions.
geneticists
Why should anyone be proud of the fact that they didn’t complete the project.
PRIDE
Why should anyone __________that they didn’t complete the project.
take pride in the fact
It never ________ to me that Mike and Cherie's marriage was in any trouble.
a) reveal
b) occurred
c) concerned
d) struck
b
An argument started in the boardroom when one man was asked what he objected _______ about the new plan.
to
Give a synonym for 'ravenous'.
very hungry, starving