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Complete the missing words or phrases: The green belt policy – laws forbidding building just outside the city – were designed to prevent u_ _ _ _ s_ _ _ _ _.
urban sprawl
Complete the missing words or phrases: We chose to move to this area because the t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l_ _ _ _ made it easy for us to get to school.
transport links
Complete the missing words or phrases: Antonio’s career was progressing well, but then he h_ _ a b_ _ _ _ w_ _ _. He hasn’t had a promotion for several years.
hit a brick wall
Complete the missing words or phrases: When our business closed, it was as if years of hard work had gone d_ _ _ t_ _ d_ _ _ _.
down the drain
Complete the missing words or phrases: Let me know if you have any suggestions – nothing has been s_ _ _ _ s_ _ _ _ yet.
set in stone
Complete the missing words or phrases: Denise was sad to see the house where she grew up had become d_ _ _l_ _ _ as no one had lived there for many years.
derelict
Complete the missing words or phrases: Since the r_ _ _ _ _ _ _ has been built, the residents have found it much easier to get into town.
ring road
Complete the sentence with a comparison: If everyone helps, we can finish packing up ... (quick) than last time.
more quickly/quicker
Complete the sentence with a comparison: Summers are becoming much .... (humid) than they were in the past.
more humid
Complete the sentence with a comparison: Out of all the regions, the strategy has been implemented ... (success) in South Asia.
most successfully
Complete the sentence with a comparison: Liam is by far ... (strong) swimmer on the team.
the strongest
Complete the sentence with a comparison: My grandfather is ... (gentle) man I’ve ever known.
the gentlest
Complete the sentence with a comparison: Celia’s gifts were ... (beautiful) wrapped of them all.
the most beautifully
Rewrite the sentence: My liking for Tim increases as I spend more time with him. (more)
The more time I spend with Tim, the more I like him.
Rewrite the sentence: The roads into the city are becoming increasingly busy. (and)
The roads into the city are becoming busier and busier.
Rewrite the sentence: Toys that are cheap are more likely to break. (the)
The cheaper the toys, the more likely they are to break.
