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WorksheetsUnits 9, 10 New Success
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Steve didn’t think it mattered that he stole a candy bar from the store, but he’s learned the hard way that ____ doesn’t ____.
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Alan’s participation in the BLM protests could have c____ him his military c____.
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Thanks for the help, Mary. I ___ you ____!
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Listen, I ____ you an ____ for misjudging you. I’m honestly sorry.
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The sales associate stated that Cablevision has no h____ c____ and constantly upgrades its technology at no additional costs to customers.
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The teacher admonished the student: “If you don’t p___ a___ now, you’ll get the verb conjugations all wrong.”
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It’s your turn to p___ u__. You broke the vase, so you have to pay for it.
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the act of getting something, especially money, by force or threats
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Market m____: Intentional or willful conduct designed to deceive or d____ investors by controlling or artificially affecting the price of securities, driving a stock’s price up or down.
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Frank Abagnale had an I____ idea: he printed his account number on a handful of bank deposit s____ in magnetic ink and returned the counter.
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Frank Abagnale ____ as a paediatrician, stockbroker and FBI agent. He ____ cheques for more than two million dollars.
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I tried to p___ him a c___ about his new hair cut, but he thought I was joking.
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If only I ____ smarter, then I could ace this quiz!
could be
were
would be
If only I ____ ____ my phone at home yesterday. Then I ____ ____ received the call about the interview.
would leave, might’ve
had left, would’ve
didn’t leave, would’ve
If I ___ ____ that competition I ____ ____ richer than I am now.
had won, would be
hadn’t won, will be
did win, wouldn’t be
You h__ b_____ not tell anyone about this. There would be dire consequences.
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If only you (a) (not bite) your nails.
I w___ we h__ a bigger house.
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He doesn’t like his work and w_____ he c____ get a better job.
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That’s such a dreadful noise! I w___ it w____ stop.
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My mom w_____ she h__ worked harder when she was at school.
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Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity plans to build a subdivision for 17 e_____-e________ homes on Aurora’s far west side.
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(a) energy uses heat from the ground.
Although not possible in all circumstances, the best way to e-cycle is to u (a) e-waste by repairing or changing it into something even more valuable.
Guests at the eco glamping site have access to c_________ toilets, hot showers, a w___- b______ stove and healthy meal choices.
(a)
These o__- g___ homes allow residents to live in more r_____ locations and were designed by eco-minded architects to facilitate l__- impact lifestyles.
(a)
Making money from a dishonest or illegal activity
bribery
racketeering
blackmailing
corruption
Tax fraud involving (a) documents and making false statements is a criminal offence.
Made to look like the original of something usually for dishonest or illegal purposes
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Making money from a dishonest or illegal activity
bribery
racketeering
blackmailing
corruption
A person who obtains something by force or threats
extortionist
hijacker
bioterrorist
distraction thief
Ways of illegally paying less tax than you should
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an impressive but dangerous trick
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a technique used by criminals to cheat people who trust them
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a person who tricks people
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London architects dRMM have designed a house with m_____ walls and roof that can be s___ back to cover and uncover parts of the dwelling.
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Seeking to please his wife who had wished for a more diversified view from their family home, a Bosnian self-taught innovator has built a r_______ house, allowing her to watch a riding sun in one moment and p______- by in the next.
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anything that can be broken down by living organisms, such as bacteria, and returned to the earth
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a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on Earth; someone who has a bigger one uses more natural resources than someone who uses less
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a renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals, contains stored chemical energy the sun and can be used as a source of energy
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name given to a person who only eats food which is grown and produced locally
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the distance that a food item travels from the place where it is produced to the place where it is eaten
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the environmental impact of using energy or other resources in order to prepare meals
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adapt for use in a different purpose
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causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time
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Enable energy-saver, auto-off and low power modes to c (a) energy.
H______ rainwater in order to i_______ your garden.
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Plant a n_____ garden, w_______ garden or food garden instead of maintaining a meticulous landscaping which requires excessive watering.
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Natural d (a) design reduces a building’s electricity needs and improves people’s health and productivity.
If I’d ___ the lottery, I ___ rich now.
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If she ___ (be) a man, they ____ (promote) her.
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If Janez ___ (diligently study) during his last year of university, he ___ (have) a better job now.
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We ____ (be) lost if we ____ (look) at the map.
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If you ____ (catch) Flight UA 6118 you ____(be) dead right now.
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attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way
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simple and rough in appearance; typical of the countryside
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bright and shiny from being cleaned
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very wide
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A d (a) old house has currents of unpleasantly cold air blowing through it.
quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings
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It’s really hot and s (a) in here. There’s no fresh air, so let’s open the windows.
The students reacted with shock and i (a) when they were accused of cheating.
The project team admitted to being a (a) about the meeting the next day because they felt they had not prepared well enough.
treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them; haughty, arrogant, pompous
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full of sadness for yourself because you think you have a lot of problems
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using remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what you say, in order to hurt someone’s feelings or humorously criticize something
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the informal British expression of sarcastic
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comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm
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large and with a lot of space
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Do you sometimes find it hard to p__ a________ to what your partner is saying?
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If only it _____ stop raining! I should’ve ______t an umbrella.
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It has a c____________ -looking exterior that the owners can s____ back in just six minutes.
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Not just the temperature can be controlled in this way but also the l (a) .
the character of a place or the quality it seems to have
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This home, w____ unusual octagonal shape lends to its u_____ character, is located in a p__________ valley.
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It d (a) on me that I had left my phone on the shelf in the kitchen.
a layer of dirt on skin or on a building: the walls were covered in g (a)
