Part 1
How to make bug eating acceptable is one of the problems they are .......... .
a. tackling b. grappling c. cracking d. managing
a. tackling
The research suggests that doodling should no ....... be considered an unnecessary distraction.
longer
It is hoped that developments such as this will ........ the impact of climate change in developing countries.(LESS)
lessen
Jane knew she shoul arrive at the airport two hours early.
MEANT
Jane knew she ....................................... up at the airport two hours early.
was MEANT to turn / show
If reducing the salt and sugar their foods contain is done ........ ,people wont notice the difference.
a. repeatedly b. cautiously c. regurlarly d. gradually
d. gradually
People tend to start daydreaming when they are stuck in a boring lecture ........ listening to a tedious discussion.
or
The only thing we have to be careful of is not to laugh ........ as that would destroy the positive group feeling. (APPROPRIATE)
inappropriately
Lisa was a good candidate so not surprisingly she was offered the job.
CAME
Lisa was a good candidate so it .............................that she was offered the job.
CAME as no surprise
There is a sidewalk for pedestrians on the bridge but it's quite a ........ to walk across it.
a. hazard b. challenge c. trial d. difficulty
b. challenge
I had to trow myself ........ the bike head first in order to avoid a low hanging branch.
off/from
Scientists are attempting to produce a super rice by mixing genes from drought-tolerant plants with those from another that exploits nitrogen ........ , thus enabling it to grow without fertiliser. (EFFECT)
effectively
Sally completely ignored the advice I gave her and bought that awful car.
NOTICE
Sally .......................................... the advice I gave her and bought that awful car.
took no NOTICE of ; didn't take (any) NOTICE of
In extreme weather conditions, the bridge can ........ almost eight metres, which can make the crossing rather unpleasant.
a. shake b. bounce c. sway d. wobble
c. sway
It's heavier than it looks, which I put down ....... the fact that it includes an incredibly big device.
to
You know the situation - someone laughs and we ......... laugh in turn, without knowing why we joined in. (MIND)
mindlessly / absentmindedly
'Did our sales figures get better last month, Martha?'
ANY
'Was ........................................ our sales figures last month, Martha?'
there ANY improvement in / increase in / increase to
At night, it's also spectacular because the lighting makes it seem as if the towers are ........ into the darkness.
a. dispersing b. separating c. spreading d. disappearing
d. disappearing
Not only is doodling sufficient to stop daydreaming without affecting our task performance, it may actually help keep us ....... track with a boring task.
on
Further food supplies reductions in yields are likely due to climate ......... . (STABLE)
Instability
The price of computers has come down this last few years.
DROP
There ............................................ the price of computers over the last few years.
has been a DROP in