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......, (THANK) we were able to finish the report before the meeting started.
Thankfully
It´s a popular .....(CONCEPT) that you can see the Great Wall of China from space; none of the astronauts who landed on the moon recorded seeing anything man-made.
misconception
They had serious ..... (GIVE) about lending their friend the money because they knew he had no way of paying it back.
misgivings
The directions were quite ..... (LEAD) and we failed to reach our destination.
misleading
..... (UNDERSTAND), she was rather unhappy about her exam results. She could have done better.
Understandably
My mother is very ..... (TRUST) of buying shopping online and always insists on going into town to buy everything she needs.
mistrustful or distrustful
Jake Rutter has become famous for helping people get fit and turn their lives around but he remains as ...... as ever and still lives in the small cottage he used to live in when he was just a factory worker.
nondescript
nonchalant
inadvertent
unassuming
Until two years ago he had been in a dead-end job in factory, which he hated. His boss was a real slave ..... .
owner
maker
worker
driver
Although Jake didn´t have a high position, he was always up to his .... in work he didn´t want to do.
hair
neck
nose
ears
He became very ..... and stressed, and was advised to do more physical exercise to let off steam and relax.
disgruntled
nondescript
misguided
intrigued
His main criticism of healthy foods was that they were rather ..... and unexciting, so he worked on special recipes to make them more tasty.
insipid
unassuming
inopportune
nonchalant
His online videos made him famous all over the world and, from a position where he hated his job and could hardly make .... meet, he is now wealthy beyond his dreams and extremely happy.
limits
ends
lines
edges
We haven´t had a party for ages. --- It´s ................ a party. (HIGH)
high time we had
They regret not saying anything at the time. ------ They ............at the time. (WISH)
wish they had said something
I never get a chance to speak at the meetings. ------ If ..... to speak at the meetings. (ONLY)
only I got a chance
Some TV programmes are such rubbish. ----- I wish they ......... TV programmes. (MAKE)
wouldn´t make such rubbish---didn´t make such rubbish----would make better
