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Choose the correct word:
When she caught sight / view of him, she went pale.
sight
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Their child has the precocious / brainy self-assurance of an adult.
precocious
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The class looked all at sea / woolly-headed when she began to explain the details.
all at sea
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I'm like a red rag to a bull / dog with a bone if a cause is worth fighting for.
dog with a bone
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I remember the incident but it happened many moons ago / once in a blue moon.
many moons ago
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The boys thought some of the girls were too clever ___ half.
by
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Tina seems a little slow ___ the uptake this morning.
on
Complete the sentence with 1 word:
I'm tired and spaced ___. Do you blame me ___ wanting a holiday?
out, for
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This author's new to me. I've never heard ___ him before.
of
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Criticism doesn't bother me. It's like water ___а duck's back.
off
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
It was the fault of the service provider. They cut us off, said our team leader. (blame)
Our team leader blamed the service provider for cutting/having cut us off.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
It's true. I was driving carelessly, said Darren.
(confess)
Darren confessed to driving/having driven/that he’d been driving/that he’d driven carelessly.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
Don't rule out any of the options, Mark told us.
(advise)
Mark advised us not to rule out any of the options.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
'Why not try a new approach, Sam?' Liam said.
(suggest)
Liam suggested (that) Sam (should) try/tried a new approach.
Rewrite the sentence using the word given:
'Open your bags', the customs official said to us.
(insist)
The customs official insisted on us/our opening/that we opened our bags.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in CAPITALS.
I learnt a lot from reading your book - it was a truly ___ experience. LIGHTEN
enlightening
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My exercise regime has fallen apart because of time ___ . CONSTRAIN
constraints
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___, it's the younger teachers who come up with the best ideas. VARY
Invariably
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It's ____ to see someone so cheerful in the
mornings. FRESH
refreshing
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We need to act ___ if we are to get the job done.
COLLECT
collectively
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
I'd take singing lessons if I had half a chance.
Given ...
Given half a chance, I’d ...
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
Facing up to the truth must have been hard for her.
It couldn't ...
It couldn’t have been easy for her to face up to the truth.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
I couldn't get the tickets because I didn't have enough time.
Not ...
Not having enough time, I couldn’t get the tickets.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
Are we required to work together as a team?
Do we ...
Do we have to/need to work together ...
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one:
He's over 60, but if you look at him you wouldn't think so.
To look...
To look at him, you wouldn’t think he was over 60.