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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in the box. (award ,coin,digest, figure, wind )
1 In 2018, Donna Strickland and Gerard Mourou were _____________the Nobel Prize in Physics.
awarded
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in the box. (award ,coin,digest, figure, wind )
2 It took the team months of trial and error to______out the solution to the problem.
figure
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in the box. (award ,coin,digest, figure, wind )
3 It really ______me up how people presume Engineering is a ‘boys’ subject’
winds
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words in the box. (award ,coin,digest, figure, wind )
4 Grace Hopper was a computer scientist who_____
the term ‘debugging’.
coined
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
words in the box. (award ,coin,digest, figure, wind )
5 Patients may have trouble ________certain types
of foods.
digesting
I’m not sure I _____________ you.
follow
I don’t know what you _____by …
mean
Yes, ______/exactly.
precisely
Sorry, I’m not _______you.
with you.
No, that’s not_________ I meant.
(quite) what
Well-balanced meals at school might help to solve
the problem of ____among pupils.
OBESE
obesity
A simple ____ gives us the average number
of pupils per class.
CALCULATE
calculation
This new technology will be extremely_____
for teaching blind students.
BENEFIT
beneficial
Her innovative designs are gaining_____
internationally.
RECOGNISE
recognition
It is always _____ to wear safety glasses when
handling chemicals.
ADVICE
advisable
Psychologists (think/establish) ______a connection
between genes and specific types of behaviour,
but there isn’t enough information available yet
are thought to have established/are thinking of establishing
When I saw Julia last week, she looked much better,
so I guess the treatment she received (must/do/trick)______.
must have done the trick
My younger brother (not/enjoy/tell) ______ to switch his computer off every evening at 8 p.m.
does not enjoy being told to switch
A place at the research station (offer/Tiago)____after he had become a laureate in a national competition in physics.
was offered to Tiago
Even primary school pupils (expect/do) ____many experiments nowadays
are expected to be doing/to do
Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I’m sure you ____(show) the results soon.
will be shown
Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.
2 Your invention needs ____(describe) in
detail before you submit it to the Patent Offi ce.
to be described
Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.
3 I don’t mind ____(not pay) much for testing video games because I love playing them.
not being paid
Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.
4 The spare parts should ____ (deliver) a week ago.
have been delivered
Complete the sentences with the correct passive
form of the verbs in brackets.
5 Mr Jenkins _____ (make/undergo) a stomach operation by his surgeon.
was made to undergo