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As soon as the sightseers arrived in the main square, they fell in love with the city. SET. The sightseers fell in love with the city.............................. the main square.
as soon as / the moment they set foot in
In the interview, the famous travel writer failed to mention how her mother had influenced her. REFERENCE. In the interview the famous travel writer........................................... of her mother.
made no reference to/ did not make any reference to the influence
Did the stock market perform any better yesterday? IN was there any ................ yesterday?
improvement in the performance of the stock market/ the way the stock market performed
The way the hotel manager dealt with workplace issues was not always very diplomatic. LACK. AT times, there ....................................... the way the hotel manager dealth with workplace issues.
was a lack of diplomacy in
No one had forseen the mechanical problems that delayed the flight. HELD. The flight ........................ mechanical problems.
was held up by/due to/because of /on account of / as a result of unforseen
The local residents used to object to how rude the tourists were. EXCEPTION. The local residence used to .......................... the tourists.
took exception to the rudeness of the tourists.
The minister knew that the journalists wouldn't go easy on him during the press conference. HARD. The minister knew that he ......................................... during the press conference.
would be given a hard time by journalists
It was a mystery to everybody as to why James kept moving from job to job. DOWN Nobody understood why james ................................................... job.
couldn't / could never/ was unable to hold down a
It is almost certain that Nico's next opponent will win the match. STAND Nico....................................... beating his opponent in the next match.
doesn't stand a chance of
Julia's manager said she shouldn't go into the office until she had recovered from her cold. WEATHER. Because Julia ................. , her manager advised her not to come to work.
was/ had been feeling under the weather
