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  • This milk is bad - it smells horrendous! OFF This milk ............................... it smells terrible!
    is/has gone off
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  • What the archaeologists discovered when they opened the tomb was amazing. MADE The ........................................................... when they opened the tomb was amazing.
    DISCOVERY (THAT/WHICH) THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS MADE
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  • People are more interested in history than you might expect. LESS You ........................................ interested in history.
    WOULD/MIGHT EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE LESS
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  • People are more interested in history than you might expect. LESS You ........................................ interested in history.
    WOULD/MIGHT EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE LESS
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  • For me, imagining what life must like as an astronaut in space. QUITE I find it .......................................... what life must have been like then.
    QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAGINE
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  • It's difficult make a poorly performing company earn a profit. TURN If a company is performing poorly, it's difficult ........................................ one .
    TO TURN IT INTO A PROFITABLE
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  • The failure of the company was incredibly disappointing. BITTERLY .................................... the failure of the company.
    WAS BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED BY
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  • The number of people travelling through the airport was highest in August. REACHED The number of people travelling through the airport .................................... in August.
    REACHED A PEAK
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  • There has been a huge increase in tourism this year. GROWN Tourism ................................... this year.
    HAS GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY/SIGNIFICANTLY
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  • The number of visitors to the island has fallen dramatically. STEEP There .................................. the number of visitors to the island.
    HAS BEEN A STEEP FALL IN
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  • The museum has maintained the number of visitors this year. STABLE The number of visitors to the museum ............................ this year.
    HAS REMAINED/BEEN STABLE
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  • The shares index fell slightly before recovering to its previous level. BRIEF There .................................. the shares index before it recovered to its previous level.
    WAS A BRIEF DIP IN
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  • Although many travel companies had financial difficulties last year, they seem to have recovered now. TREND Al though many travel companies had financial difficulties last year, it seems as though .................................... now.
    THE/THIS TREND HAS BEEN/HAS REVERSED
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  • Some people have been claiming what a good move emigrating would be. ARGUED It ................................................emigrating would be a good move.
    HAS BEEN ARGUED THAT
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  • The size of the population is unlikely to change much in the near future. STABLE The size of the population.............................................in the near future.
    IS LIKELY/ EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE
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  • It doesn't matter if you think you know the subject well, you must rev ise for the exam. HOWEVER You must revise for the exam,..........................................................you know the subject.
    HOWEVER WELL YOU THINK
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