LEXICO-GRAMMAR_SUMMER NEC_1

They ran very fast at the start of the race but after a while the pace _______.

• abated

• slackened

• dwindled

• alleviated

All the others were experts and I was out of my    in the conversation.

• level

• range

• limit

• depth

In the  of just two days, her whole life changed.

• space

• interval

• spell

• duration

The thieves took              when they heard a police car approaching.

• retreat

• escape

• flight

• getaway

Employees who have a         are encouraged to discuss it with the management.

• hindrance

• grievance

• disturbance

• precaution

The singer’s performance was so exciting that many of his fans were      enthusiasm.

• carried away with

• moved to    

• taken back with

• stirred up with

It was touch and        whether he could make the cake in time for the wedding.

• hit

• taste

• go

• guess

I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly _________ this morning.

• far-reaching

• slow-witted

• off-hand

• top-heavy

He earns a lot of money, but he’s such a reckless _________ that over the last three years he’s got into serious debt.

• spendthrift

• waster

• idler

• financier

They’ve had a very difficult time. _________, their home was burgled.

• On top of that

• At any rate

• By and large

• To start with