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You could say I gave in to peer __________ ! I When I arrived here, though, I felt ___________ a fish out of water. It’s so different.
pressure, like
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On the one __________ it’s culturally quite alien and on the __________ , there’s I the language barrier.
hand, other
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Following the ___________of independence, a new government was quickly established. (declare)
declaration
Never before the region had experienced / the region experienced / had the region experienced a period of such dramatic growth.
had the region experienced
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I can’t think of anywhere else where night markets are so much a part of the culture. Nowhere ___________ night markets so much a part of the culture. WORLD
else in the world are
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Strictly _______ , I never planned to end up overseas. In fact, ___________ it not been for my friends, I might I never have gone.
speaking, had
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... there’s the language barrier. ________ the fact I already spoke three languages, I struggled with it and it wasn’t _________ I’d been here five years that I started to feel comfortable.
Despite, until
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He must’ve been furious to be _________ at half-time like that. (substitution)
substituted
They’re a funny couple. They’re as cheese and chalk / like chalk and cheese / like cheese and chalk.
like chalk and cheese
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I could feel the blood draining from my face as I watched her open the letter. As I watched her open the letter, I went ___________ SHEET
as white as a sheet
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Some of them went travelling after university and ___________ enthusiastic were they about their travels ___________ I started to get interested myself.
so, that
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He had a remarkable life. He came from a deprived ba__________ , a fact he often em___________ the importance of when explaining the origins of his drive.
background, emphasised
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The country has changed beyond all recognition since the __________ struggle ended. (liberty)
liberation
He was suspended from school for a week down to / on account of / in spite of his poor attendance.
on account of
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The film was nowhere near as good as I’d hoped it would be. To be honest, I found ___________ DEEPLY
the film deeply disappointing
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He was or___________ at the age of three when his parents were killed in a car crash and was then brought up by his grandparents, who were both immigrants. As a child, he was ex___________ to a wide range of cultural influences, which gave r___________ to his global outlook.
orphaned, exposed, rise
Surprise!!! A different task hidden in this category!
Match the verbs with the collocates.
1 feel a faith in the system / your confidence
2 flee b a decision / a verdict
3 modify с the country / across the border
4 undermine d a turning point / exam papers
5 overturn e stiff / a real sense of achievement
6 mark f your environment/your opinion
1 e, 2 c, 3 f, 4 a, 5 b, 6 d
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The collapse of the last government led to a period of political ___________. (stable)
instability
That joke is as old as hills / old like the hills / like the old hills / as old as the hills.
as old as the hills
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The store had to be evacuated due to a bomb scare. The store was evacuated ___________ ensure the safety of shoppers. AS
so as to
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One of his cousins was al__________ murdered after it became known he’d co__________ with the occupying army, and this led to a period of s__________-s___________and increasing involvement in the ra______ politics of the time.
allegedly, collaborated/colluded/co-operated, soul-searching, radical
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Following the brutal ma_______ of demonstrators in the capital, he f________ to a neighbouring country and then somehow won a sc___________ to study at Harvard!
massacre, fled, scholarship
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The ___________ of widespread __________ within the government have shocked the nation (reveal, corrupt).
revelations, corruption
No sooner the new currency was introduced / had the new currency been introduced / was the new currency introduced than inflation rose dramatically.
had the new currency been introduced
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and five words, including the word given.
He made it clear that he didn’t want us mentioning the incident! It was made clear to us that ___________ to mention the incident! CIRCUMSTANCES
under no circumstances were we