The audience burst into…..at the end of the play. (APPLAUD)

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He felt very………..when he saw he had failed the exam again. (COURAGE)

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The work is still at a very ……………level. (EXPERIMENT)

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It’s the most…………film I’ve ever seen. (FRIGHT)

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It’s very………………to live in a damp room. (HEALTH)

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They have a big………..shop in London. (JEWEL)

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How much does………………of this club cost? (MEMBER)

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He promised to come but he’s very………… (RELY)

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How much do you……………….? (WEIGHT)

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Since……….has been so poor the class is being closed (ATTEND)

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Magnets will……………..most metals (ATTRACTIVE)

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His ……………….has not improved much. (BEHAVE)

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She is extremely……………about the history of art. (KNOW)

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The plane had to make a crash…………..in a field (LAND)

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Are they………….pearls or are they real? (IMITATE)/

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He owes his……largely to his sense of humour. (POPULAR)

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She has an………….command of the language. (IMPRESS)

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As she is so……..with her present job she has decided to leave. (SATISFACTION)

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What a very………..old man he is (LEARN)

(a)  

Travelling in big cities is becoming more……………everyday. (TROUBLE)

(a)  

Less public transport is now available because of the…………….of staff. (SHORT)

(a)  

Therefore the roads become…………with private cars as people drive to work. (JAM)

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Because of the volume of traffic local councils are forced to give…………..for more roads to be constructed. (PERMIT)

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……..many houses have to be demolished to make ways for the roads. (FORTUNE)

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So people are being………in the suburbs and have to commute to work. (HOUSE)

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This leads to more pressure being put on the ………public transport system. (ADEQUATE)

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But travelling by public transport is very……………as there are long delays. (ATTRACT)

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The…………..of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)

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The situation is so……………in some cities now that it is difficult to see any solution (CHAOS)

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His behavior always …………..me at parties. (EMBARRASS)

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The new film is ………………good. (EXCEPTION)

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She felt a sense of………….when her friend went to live abroad. (LOSE)

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You need a lot of………….to be a teacher. (PATIENT)

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I’m afraid you aren’t suitably………….for the job. (QUALIFICATION).

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The weather will be bright with………..showers (OCCASION)

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Most birds………………in the winter. (MIGRATORY)

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He draws cartoons for a ……………..magazine. (HUMOUR)

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Do you have a…………..costume in your country? (NATION)

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What is the……………of the runway at this airport? (LONG)

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He was too…………to tell his teacher about the stupid mistake. (SHAME)

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The police are interested in the sudden……………of the valuable painting. (APPEAR)

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I believe you because I know you are……………. (TRUTH)

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I feel so………….I’m going to bed. (SLEEP)

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The cost of………….must be paid by the buyer (CARRY)

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They’re going to announce the…………….of the Prince. (ARRIVE)

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They caught him by the wrist and led him away; he went without……………. (RESIST)

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His health was seriously affected and he suffered from constant…………….(SLEEP)

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She made no…………….to our conversation of the night before. (REFER)

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She was the only visitor………….into the sick room. (ADMISSION)

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She is one of the greatest………….to appear in this theatre. (PERFORM)

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The…………….she gave last night was marvelous. (PERFORM)

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She received a lot of……………….from her mother. (ENCOURAGE)

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Does this ……………….suit you? (ARRANGE)

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Conversation is one of the most enjoyable forms of…………….. (ENTERTAIN)

(a)  

…………..is such a competitive profession. (ADVERTISE)

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Have you seen the latest……………for Pepsi? (ADVERTISE)

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There’s a lot of……………….in the show business. (COMPETE)

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There were 50……………….in the talent contest. (COMPETE)

(a)  

…………….is an extremely popular hobby. (PHOTOGRAPH)

(a)  

She is a ………………..of theatre programmes. (COLLECT)

(a)  

She has one of the biggest…………….in Britain. (COLLECT)

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The judge told him it was……………..to drink and drive, and banned him for a year. (RESPONSIBLE)

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This poem shows the wonderful……………of the poet. (SENSITIVE)

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She divorced him because of his…………….to the children. (KIND)

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The evening was…………..spent playing cards and talking. (ENJOY)

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The keys were locked inside the car………………….., a side window was open. (LUCK)

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Due to the clerk’s………………., we missed the train. (STUBBORN)

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Thousands of people are living in………………….after the earthquake. (MISERABLE)

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The thing I hate about John is his…………… (RELIABLE)

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It was a complete…………due to poor planning. (FAIL)

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Their…………..has lasted a lifetime. (FRIEND)

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He was turned down for the job because he wasn’t……………. (QUALIFY)

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In parts of the country the……………….situation is terrible. As many as 20% of the working population is without a job. (EMPLOY)

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The world of computers is extremely……………… (COMPETE)

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In many countries the……………get the dole. (EMPLOY)

(a)  

She left school with good………… (QUALIFY)

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The factory was………………so the management tried to cut costs by making some workers redundant. (COMPETE)

(a)  

He is completely……….! Not only is he lazy but he is dishonest too. (EMPLOY)

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Their best designer went to work as a……………. (COMPETE)

(a)  

More than a thousand workers are……………here. (EMPLOY)

(a)  

Three firms are in………..for the same contract. (COMPETE)

(a)  

My car isn’t very……… It’s always letting me down. (RELY)

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I wrote………..letters of application, but got no reply. (END)

(a)  

I apologise for the mistake made by my office. There appears to have been a slight……………. (UNDERSTAND)

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Burning coal is an………………..way of heating a house. Gas is much cheaper. (ECONOMY)

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I’ve just been told some…………….news. (ASTONISH)

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In…………..with most other countries, Britain has a very high rate of heart attacks. (COMPARE)

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We have to keep our costs as small as possible. We have so many……………..trying to take our customers away. (COMPETE)

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There are very few…………..places left on earth. Man has been nearly everywhere. (EXPLORE)

(a)  

It is usually forbidden to destroy……………buildings. (HISTORY)

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The old couple have saved a lot of money for their……………….. (RETIRE)

(a)  

The old fishing village is very………….. (PICTURE)

(a)  

…………..is a very serious problem in many countries. (EMPLOY)

(a)  

The …….area of the city is not very attractive. (INDUSTRY)

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The alpine……………is very dramatic. (LAND)

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Many………..families have to live in hostels. (HOME)

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Have you got any…………..? (SUGGEST)

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I had to check the wages in……………..to my normal work. (ADD)

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During his…………….the family lived in Cornwall. (CHILD)

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This matter is very……………. Don’t discuss it outside the office. (CONFIDENT)

(a)  

Those berries are …………… Don’t eat them! (POISON)

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He was very……………….of the work he had done. (PRIDE)

(a)  

Recently health foods have increased in……………….. (POPULAR)

(a)  

The old lady hid all her………….under the floor (SAVE)

(a)  

The gas from the chemical factory was extremely……………(HARM)

(a)  

The restaurant is now under new…………. (MANAGE)

(a)  

Your money will be refunded if the goods are not to your complete…………… (SATISFY)

(a)  

Ants and bees are described as………….insects. (INDUSTRY)

(a)  

The government has promised to deal with the problem of…………among young people. (EMPLOY)

(a)  

Oscar had eaten so much he had to…………..his belt. (LOOSE)

(a)  

The dictionaries are with the other…………books. (REFER)

(a)  

You can find out what a book is about by looking at the table of……………. (CONTAIN)

(a)  

Use a bigger screwdriver to…………….this screw (TIGHT)

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I think it’s sheer………….to get married in church if you don’t believe in God. (HYPOCRITE)

(a)  

At the peace talks to discuss the war in South America, the British Foreign Minister told the press that everything was being done to put an end to the……………killing that was going on. (SENSE)

(a)  

I don’t care what you say. I still think it’s very …………..not to want to get married and have children. (NATURE)

(a)  

In my opinion, all……………..are equally bad, irrespective of which party they belong to. (POLITICS)

(a)  

Although he was not……………….about helping with the washing up, he did so all the time. (ENTHUSIASM)

(a)  

Artists are…………….people. (CREATE)

(a)  

In some areas water has to be boiled to………….it (PURE)

(a)  

Although her visit was…………….., we made her welcome just the same. (EXPECT)

(a)  

I know all the boys who live in my……….. (NEIGHBOUR)

(a)  

He doesn’t agree with the……………that there is (BELIEVE)

(a)  

He examined the parcel……………………, as he had no idea what it could be. (SUSPECT)

(a)  

All the courses………in January will finish in June. (BEGIN)

(a)  

A letter should always end with the ………….of the writer. (SIGN)

(a)  

It is really quite…………..that we should have been at the same college without having met before. (ORDINARY)

(a)  

There is a great………..between Hari and his twin brother. (SIMILAR)

(a)  

With a good…………of the criminal from witnesses, the police were able to find him easily. (DESCRIBE)

(a)  

The cash and carry price is only £50 but they charge extra for…………… (DELIVER)

(a)  

These shoes look quite smart but they’re terribly……………… (COMFORT)

(a)  

Always read a label on a product, it can give you some useful…………… (INFORM)

(a)  

It’s a nice shop and the assistants are all polite and very…….. (HELP)

(a)  

When I have to wait a long time to be served I start to feel………… (PATIENT)

(a)  

I don’t want my money back. I want a……………. (REPLACE)

(a)  

She got very angry but later she apologized for her………. (PATIENT)

(a)  

His boss told him off because he had behaved…………….. (RESPONSIBLE)

(a)  

I read an article about…………among school-leavers. (EMPLOY)

(a)  

Her parents…………..her to apply for the job. (COURAGE)

(a)  

This knife is very blunt. It needs………….. (SHARP)

(a)  

I would like to book a ……………..to Hong Kong. (FLY)

(a)  

I’m afraid this iron you sold me is………….. (FAULT)

(a)  

We have had a lot of…………..from customers today. (COMPLAIN)

(a)  

Please make your…………at the counter over there. (PAY)

(a)  

Unless something is done about unemployment, the……………….for the future is not good. (LOOK)

(a)  

The……….is that the plan will fail. (CONCLUDE)

(a)  

There is no…………….between the two. (COMPARE)

(a)  

I have never been…………like that before. (THREAT)

(a)  

There is a saying in English: “…………………..speak louder than words” (ACT)

(a)  

That rule is not…………….in this case. (APPLY)

(a)  

I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. (BLOOD)

(a)  

English is a ……..easy language for Swedes to learn. (COMPARE)

(a)  

Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it’s………………. (CONFIDE)

(a)  

The recent hurricane caused………….damage. (WIDE)

(a)  

Industrial robots work with far greater………..than most men. (PRECISE)

(a)  

The Army tried unsuccessfully to……………the Government. (THROW)

(a)  

There was a heavy……………..yesterday afternoon which completely ruined the church Garden Party. (POUR)

(a)  

Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific ……………..of this century, there are many people who wish it had never happened. (BREAK)

(a)  

The new……………….has certainly made things a lot easier in the town centre since it has taken away all the through-traffic. (PASS)

(a)  

You can always rely on Barbara. She is very………….. (DEPEND)

(a)  

He was born blind; but despite this…………..he still (ABLE)

(a)  

I think it’s very………..of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. (REASON)

(a)  

The lovers stood, hand in hand, gazing at the…………….. sky. (STAR)

(a)  

He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later…………when a medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)

(a)  

During a recent………….at a bank in the West End of London, the raiders got away with £250,000 (HOLD)

(a)  

He was very……………when his cat was run over. (SET)

(a)  

There’s been yet another……………of cholera in Dehli. (BREAK)

(a)  

Some people claim to be able to……………the future. (TELL)

(a)  

I hope there won’t be too much…………..in getting a work permit. (DIFFICULT)

(a)  

Every woman nowadays seems to want to lose …………….. (WEIGH)

(a)  

It has become almost a ………..topic of conversation. (DAY)

(a)  

Otherwise sensible women spend hours in………………..argument about what to eat. (END)

(a)  

Newspaper articles are eagerly read and radio and TV……………..carefully listened to. (DISCUSS)

(a)  

There is so much information……………..it is no wonder people get confused. (AVAIL)

(a)  

Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of…………..their diet. (ORGANISE)

(a)  

And when they have lost a few pounds are they really any…………..? (HAPPY)

(a)  

Is it really a fact of life that slim woman are the only really…………ones? (ATTRACT)

(a)  

No, in some parts of the world husband would be…………….to be seen with a thin wife. (SHAME)

(a)  

Nevertheless, if a woman really has a slimming problem, there is only one…………to make; Eat Less. (DECIDE)

(a)  

The American War of……………was won in 1776. (DEPEND)

(a)  

I was not really surprised that he became a successful writer because even as a child he showed remarkable…………..in that direction, writing short stories, almost as soon as he had learnt to read and write. (ABLE)

(a)  

The price of the book is £10, including………..and packing (POST)

(a)  

In Sweden, it is customary at a dinner party for the person sitting on the left of the hostess to make a……………. (SPEAK)

(a)  

In my opinion, a large number of parents are quite …………to bring up children. (FIT)

(a)  

He was not a particularly good teacher, but his students loved him because he had such a lively…………… (PERSON)

(a)  

Parents who smoke…………..their children to do likewise, whether they realize it or not. (COURAGE)

(a)  

John’s beginning to grow out of his jeans. I’d better……………them for him this weekend. (LONG)

(a)  

It was extremely…………..of you to leave your library books on the bus. (CARE)

(a)  

Although pubs usually close between 10.30 and 11 p.m, they are usually granted an………until midnight on New Year’s Eve. (EXTEND)

(a)  

The factory’s…………has increased considerably in the past few years. (PUT)

(a)  

I was late for work this morning because my car had a ………..on the motorway. (BREAK)

(a)  

I’m afraid you’ll have to see Mr Pound. All matters concerning finance are his……………. (RESPOND)

(a)  

But how could you do it? Really, Ophelia. I feel quite…………of you! (SHAME)

(a)  

There was a lot of……………..this morning as work began on the new supermarket. (ACTIVE)

(a)  

It is…………to take credit for other people’s ideas. (MORAL)

(a)  

As the child’s head went under the water for the third time, I stood and watched - …………….to help. I couldn’t swim. (POWER)

(a)  

I’d love to come to your party but, …………… I have to go somewhere else. (FORTUNE)

(a)  

Thousands of people turned up for the Pop Festival where the big…………was Bob Dylan. (ATTRACT)

(a)  

There was a sudden………….of clapping and cheering as he rose to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. (BURST)

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