It was 9 o'clock in the morning. There was no sun or even or even the promise of sunshine, _____________there was no cloud in the sky. 1) however 2)otherwise 3) therefore 4) although
4) ALTHOUGH
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However, all this - the distant trial, no sun in the sky, and the great cold, - had no longer ____________on the man. 1) result 2) effect 3) mark 4) influence
2) EFFECT
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The new report, the copy of which was _____________ by the Globe and Mail says the ‘rules and regulations in Canada’s boreal forest have not kept pace with. 1) gathered 2) obtained 3)saved 4) occupied
OBTAINED
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It says wildlife ____________is crucial to global ecology. 1) accommodation 2) habitation 3) habitat 4)settlement
HABITAT
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‘The boreal forest overall has an overriding potential influence on the global climate, marine productivity, the wildlife in the case of birds that __________the entire hemisphere. 1) move across 2) go across 3)pass over 4) meet
MOVE ACROSS
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This type of a person, characteristic ________________the Lost generation, we find in the novel by F. S. Fitzgerald ‘The Great Gatsby’. 1)to 2) with 3) of 4) by
OF
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As the story unfolds, we discover that he has ___________ his money by smuggling alcohol to America in the times of ‘Dry law’.1) earned 2) acquired 3)paid 4) lent
EARNED
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Most women are attracted only to new bits of technology that look nice and _____________a purpose.1) meet 2)satisfy 3)serve 4) feel
SERVE A PURPOSE
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Tom Stewart. ‘As the saying ______, boys play with toys, and girls play with boys." 1) sets 2) tells 3) holds 4) goes
As the saying goes
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I was present in one of the sections when young Scoresby UNDERTOOK / UNDERSCORED / UNDERSTOOD / UNDERWENT his preliminary examination.
UNDERWENT
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The number of golf COURTS / COURSES / PITCHES / FIELDS take full advantage of extensive land areas and superb natural settings.
GOLF COURSES
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It was when Squirrel Nutkin appeared at the October Board meeting that Mr. Ramsay began to ACQUIRE / ENQUIRE / INQUIRE / REQUIRE his reputation for eccentricity. And that’s putting it MILD / MILDER / MILDEST / MILDLY.
Acquire a reputation, put sth mildly
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Hoping that it will pass before we arrive IN / TO / AT / ON dolphin cove I read to take my mind elsewhere.
Arrive AT
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They pull me with force through the water, ENCOUNTERING / ENTERTAINING / EMBRACING / EMBARKING on a great ride with intensity.
EMBARKING ON
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Nowadays Teotihuacan is visited by millions of people every year. Archeologists are sure that it will _____ popular in the future being a must-see if you’re in Mexico City.
1) retain 2) remain 3) leave 4) get
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Singing lessons at home are CONVENIENT / COMFORTABLE / SUITABLE / APPROPRIATE because you can fit them around your life.