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WorksheetsDestination C1-C2: Unit 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Sometimes I wonder how many of the changes we see around us will really ... .
switch
shift
endure
decay
When trees fall and start to ..., they provide a home for many insects.
decay
substitude
adjust
deteriorate
It seemed to the generation of Britons alive before the Second World War that their way of life would ... for many years to come.
sustain
maintain
last
be
It's time we completely ... the whole prison system.
reformed
revised
reviewed
refined
I've ... the contract and it now says that you will receive 15%.
repaired
amended
distorted
renovated
- Sales will decrease as economic conditions ... .
- My eyesight began to ... quite rapidly.
- If the economy continues to ..., it will affect the firm's future performance.
(a)
Why don't you ... out of those wet things and put something dry on?
change
remove
take
replace
(phr.v) use up
repair
use all of a supply of something
use something a lot so that it no longer works
start a machine
These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been ... away with years ago.
used
done
ruled
made
(phr.v) Meaning: change sb or sth so that they become sth else
change into
make into
wear out
test out
Bill Gates made his money by satisfying the ... for computer operating systems that were easy to use.
customers
demand
work
programmers
[idiom] change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit
break the mould
turn over a new leaf
reinvent the wheel
the tools of the trade
What time did Nigel finally ... at the party, then?
take up
turn up
cheer up
bring up
When you're ... the wheel of the new T4 sports car, it's obvious that there's a lot of computing power under the bonnet, as well as engine power.
behind
on
in
up
The workman said that he needed a spanner and asked me to pass him one from his ... kit.
repair
tool
equipment
machine
It used to be accepted wisdom that higher education provides access ... better-paid careers.
(a)
- Do all these lights on the stereo serve a ..., or are they just for decoration?
- Jerry seems to lack a sense of ... since he retired.
- I can't believe that Alfie would've sent you a computer virus on ... .
(a)
"I thought you were going to tell Nigel you were angry with him."
"Well, I ... and decided to just ignore it after all." (HEART)
(a)
People had needed to show ... (FLEXIBLE) through the nineteenth century, as the effects of the Industrial Revolution meant constantly making adjustments to deal with changing working conditions.
(a)
The flats were built in the 1960s, but they were all ... in the 90s. (MODERN)
(a)
