She is regarded as a/an ...... citizen in the local community, which is why she has been nominated for 'person of the year'.
a) smooth-talking b) upstanding c) shifty d) deceptive
b) upstanding
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heart
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fairy
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rocket
Go to first place!
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thief
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The research should provide valuable ...... into the nature of this complex organization. (SEE)
INSIGHT
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boom
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seesaw
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Which idiom means 'to pretend you do not notice something, because you should do something about it but you do not want to'? (hint: it contains a part of the body)
to turn a blind eye
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There is little ...... of us winning the match. (LIKELY)
likelihood
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She had to ...... emergency surgery for suspected appendicitis. (GO)
undergo
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Try as she might to be punctual, Dolores ...... arrives late. (VARY)
invariably
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Celia finally managed to buy her own house after years of saving.
DID
Only ______________ in buying her own house.
after years of saving did Celia succed
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boom
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star
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fairy
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thief
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What does 'hitherto' mean?
up to now (or then when used with a specific time/date)
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It is quite obvious that we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
ESCAPING
There is ______________ we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.
no (way of) escaping the fact that
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What's the missing word? 'I will take any job that comes my way, ______ reason.'
within
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The proton has a similar mass to ...... of a neutron.