Part 1
I can't do this exercise. I give _____!
1) down
2) up
3) out
4) in
2) up
In spite of the _____ that she loved him she decided to break up.
fact
She did not write ______ for money.
SOLE
solely
Although she had small savings, she decided to buy this car.
SPITE
She decided to buy this car ___________ small savings.
in spite of her / in spite of having
Don't spend all your money ______ food again.
on
We may as ______ go home, there's nothing left to do here.
1) good
2) fine
3) well
4) soon
3) well
________ she had studied for a week, she failed her math exam.
Although
________, she resigned because she had an argument with her boss.
APPEAR
Apparently
Despite winning the race, he wasn't very pleased.
EVEN
He wasn't very pleased, ____________ the race.
even though he won
A lot of time was invested ____ the project.
in
If we wait by the bus, we might ______ a glimpse of the band before they go on stage!
1) see
2) find
3) catch
4) take
3) catch
He won the race _______ being the youngest competitor.
despite
Congratulations, you have _____________ completed the mission!
SUCCEED
successfully
Perhaps we missed the correct turning.
MIGHT
We __________ the correct turning.
might have missed
They stood in silence, ______ angrily at each other.
1) grueling
2) glimpsing
3) glancing
4) glaring
4) glaring
My parents finally gave ____ and let me go the party.
1) in
2) up
3) out
4) off
1) in
The pandemic seems to be over. ________, we should continue to be careful and take care of each other.
However / Nevertheless
If you don't stop eating _________, you will never be fit.
HEALTH
unhealthily
You can keep a secret, can’t you?
GIVE
You wouldn’t ______________ you?
give away a secret, would
The goalkeeper was injured last week, so maybe he isn’t playing today.
MIGHT
The goalkeeper was injured last week, so he ___________________ today.
might not be playing
I caught him ______ through the keyhole so I told him off.
1) glaring
2) peering
3) glancing
4) gazing
2) peering
I usually don't like fish. I love sushi, ________.
though
They have been warned ________ with no effect.
REPEAT
repeatedly
If you don’t let me have your homework tomorrow, there’ll be trouble!
BETTER
You _____________________ in your homework tomorrow or there’ll be trouble!
had better give
I used to hate biology in school because our teacher was so dull and ______________.
ENTHUSIASM
Unenthusiastic