Ex. C page 114

1. Hassan was so shocked that he was _______ for words.

• at a loss

• at a distance

2. I’m sorry. I dropped it __________.

• by accident

• by chance

3. I saw a friend from school _______ when I was on holiday in Doha.

• at once

• by chance

4. _________ sounding rude, I’m afraid I don’t like your new hairstyle.

• By mistake

• At the risk of

5. You won’t go through this _________. You can always count on me, no matter what happens.

• by yourself

• by surprise

6. The missing documents must be found _________.

• at all costs

• at least

7. Call for an ambulance ________!

• at present

• at once

8. When I told my brother the news, his reaction took me ______.

• at a loss

• by surprise