Mrs Thomas seems to find the way her daughter behaves more a source of amusement than embarrassment.
BEING
Far ______________ behaviour, Mrs Thomas seems to be amused by it.
from being embarrassed by her daughter's
20
The sales director told his staff nothing about the new marketing post.
DARK
The sales director ______________ about the new marketing post.
kept/left his staff in the dark
20
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
25
Without access to the statistics, I won't be able to complete the report.
HOLD
Unless I ______________ the statistics, I won't be able to complete the report.
(can) get hold of
20
The athletes trained hard because they wanted to make the Olympic team.
HOPE
The athletes trained hard ______________ the Olympic team.
in the hope of making/getting into
20
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
25
She was given the award in ...... of her voluntary work with refugees. (RECOGNISE)
recognition
15
Despite our best efforts, our search for the treasure proved to be ...... (FRUIT)
fruitless
15
There is little ...... of us winning the match. (LIKELY)
likelihood
15
She had to ...... emergency surgery for suspected appendicitis. (GO)
undergo
15
The research should provide valuable ...... into the nature of this complex organization. (SEE)
INSIGHT
25
Detectives are still waiting for a ...... in their investigations. (BREAK)
breakthrough
15
Try as she might to be punctual, Dolores ...... arrives late. (VARY)
invariably
20
I think I might buy the house at the end of my street - apparently, it's ...... for a song!
going
15
Getting an A in this exam is _____ from easy.
far
10
She was a free spirit and resisted being tied _____ to family or responsibility.
