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We have not had a party for ages.
HIGH
It's __________________________ party.
HIGH TIME WE HAD
Sarah’s car broke down so she couldn’t pick me up from the airport like we’d planned.
MEANT
Sarah __________________________ from the airport, she couldn’t because her car broke down.
WAS MEANT TO PICK ME UP
I practise the piano every day for hours but I’m still not improving well.
MUCH
My piano playing isn’t improving __________________________ practise.
HOWEVER MUCH I
Over the next few decades people think that there will be treatments for many more diseases.
THAT
It __________________________ diseases will be treatable in the coming decades.
IS THOUGHT THAT MANY MORE
While he was listening to the lecture, he _____ down notes to remind him of the key points.
A filed B jotted C logged
D recorded
B
1 _______________ , we were able to finish the report before the meeting started. (THANK)
2 It’s a popular _______________ that you can see the Great Wall of China from space; none of the astronauts who landed on the moon recorded seeing anything man-made. (CONCEPT)
3 They had serious _______________ about lending their friend such a large sum of money because they knew he had no way of paying it back. (GIVE)
1 Thankfully 2 misconception 3 misgivings
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1 You have to _____________ in mind that you need to get a visa to travel to that country.
2 I found his lecture on the space-time continuum absolutely mind-_____________.
3 When you visit my parents, _____________ your language – they’re rather old-fashioned.
4 We had a great _____________ this morning and came up with some exciting ideas for the product launch.
5 Britain lost a lot of highly-qualified people to the technology industry in America in the _____________ drain of the 1990s.
1) BEAR, 2)BOGGLING, 3)MIND, 4) BRAINSTORM, 5) BRAIN
However you feel about her actions, you must remain professional at all times.
REGARDLESS
You must remain professional at all times, __________________________ her actions.
REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT
I believe that the government should do more to help protect the environment.
SHOULD
Regarding the environment, I believe that __________________________ by governments.
MORE SHOULD BE DONE
Since I moved to the city, I have almost never felt the urge to buy a car.
SELDOM
__________________________ the urge to buy a car since I moved to the city.
SELDOM HAVE I FELT
1 Some TV programmes are such rubbish.
MAKE
I wish they __________________________ TV programmes.
2 I don’t really like it when you shout at me.
RATHER
I __________________________ at me.
1) WOULDN'T/DIDN'T MAKE SUCH RUBBISH
2) WOULD RATHER YOU DIDN'T SHOUT
Emma didn’t want to work overtime that day.
OBJECTED
Emma __________________________ that day.
OBJECTED TO WORKING OVERTIME
I asked my brother to help me try to look for a present for Dad because it was taking me ages.
SPENT
__________________________ a present for Dad, I asked my brother for help.
HAVING SPENT AGES LOOKING FOR
I will find out my essay mark in the middle of next week.
BEEN
My essay __________________________ by next Wednesday.
WILL HAVE BEEN MARKED
The children took the game out of its box and immediately started arguing about who would play first.
HARDLY
__________________________ the game out of its box when they started arguing about who would play first.
HARDLY HAD THE CHILDREN TAKEN
Twenty years ago not many students studied overseas compared to now. (DEAL)
Nowadays ........................................ study overseas compared to twenty years ago.
A GREAT DEAL OF STUDENTS
1 I’m afraid the bread has gone _____ – you can’t eat it.
A bad B off C mouldy D sour
2 We use special offers and discount vouchers to _____ new customers into the store.
A concern B entice C manipulate D acknowledge
3 A key strategy for business success is to generate _____ customers.
A inherent B mail C host D loyal
1) C, 2)B, 3)D
Linda prepared thoroughly for her holiday because it was her first time going mountain trekking.
BEEN
Having __________________________, Linda made sure she was fully prepared.
NEVER BEEN MOUNTAIN TREKKING (BEFORE)
The film _____ the struggles of three women trying to raise children on their own.
A exposes B advocates C displays
D portrays
D
Camila was on holiday so she never agreed to help arrange the party.
TIME
__________________________ to help arrange the party because she was on holiday.
AT NO TIME DID CAMILA AGREE
1)I only know the truth because she told me. (NOT)
If she hadn’t told me, I .......................... the truth.
2) There’s no chance whatsoever of getting tickets for the concert. (QUITE)
It's ........................... tickets for the concert.
1) WOULDN'T KNOW
2) QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET
The results of a recent survey about large companies and the environment were
(1) practically/fairly/deeply predictable, to be honest. We did not expect to discover anything new. Those who were questioned stated that they were (2) bitterly/perfectly/ entirely disappointed with the way in which big companies have failed to address the main environmental issues. Even though most major companies have introduced environmental policies, the majority of the people said that they thought these were (3) largely/extremely/perfectly ignored even by those companies who are (4) quite/seriously/bitterly committed to protecting the environment.
1 fairly 2 bitterly 3 largely 4 seriously
A) BACK, CUT, SET, SIGN, WEED
B) BACK, OUT, UP
1 The questionnaire is supposed to eliminate the unsuitable candidates from the selection process.
2 Ben and Hannah planned to walk from the north to the south of the country in three months.
3 Have you registered for the communication skills training course taking place next Monday yet?
4 Unfortunately, no one supported Hazel’s proposal for a new sports centre at the council meeting.
1) WEED OUT
2) SET OUT
3)SIGNED UP
4)BACKED UP
There’s (1) ____________ doubt that most women enjoy looking good. (2) ____________ this reason, they spend billions on creams and make-up to keep them looking young and fashionable. Apart (3) ____________ the creams and make-up, increasing numbers of young women are opting for the surgical alternative to enhance their looks. This is both an expensive and somewhat risky process.
(4) ____________ so, it’s amazing how many people think it’s the best thing to do,
(5) ____________ the horror stories they read about when things go wrong.
1)NO, 2)FOR, 3)FROM, 4) EVEN, 5)DESPITE
After the devastating fire at the factory of Bishops Packaging, fire experts have now carried
(1) ____________ a full investigation. They (2) ____________ out to discover why the fire had started and why it moved so rapidly through the premises. The company had put (3) ____________ the idea that someone must have started the fire deliberately. So, the investigators (4) ____________ into this possibility first but it was soon ruled out as there was no evidence to support this theory.
1) OUT
2)SET
3) FORWARD
4)LOOKED