Waiting another day to book my ticket would have meant paying a lot more. // IF // I would have had to pay a lot more _______ another day to book my ticket.
if I had waited
25
The hospitality sector has a negative _______ among some employees, because of the low wages. PERCEIVE
PERCEPTION
15
'I wish I hadn't told Angela about the row with Miriam,' said Carla. // REGRETTED // Carla ________ about the row with Miriam.
regretted telling/having told Angela
25
'Have any of you stayed in the Hotel Belmondo?' asked Kim. // IF // Kim asked _______ stayed in the Hotel Belmondo.
if anyone/any of us/them had stayed
25
Only under _______ circumstances can you bring animals into the restaurant. EXCEPT
EXCEPTIONAL
15
There are many career ______ available for young people in technology. OPEN
OPENINGS
15
There has been a severe _______ of jobs since the last recession. SHORT
SHORTAGE
15
For many immigrants, the dream of a new life soon _____ sour. A) TURNED B) CONVERTED C) SWITCHED D) MOVED
A) TURNED
15
Lots of people move countries with high hopes for employment, but in many _____, they struggle to find work. A) OCCASIONS B) EXAMPLES C) WAYS D) CASES
D) CASES
15
Despite the _____ difficulties they encounter, many foreign workers adapt to their conditions. A) SEVERAL B) HIGH C) NUMEROUS D) HEAVY
C) NUMEROUS
15
Immigrants have _____ Western Europe into a multicultural society. A) TRANSFORMED B) TRANSFERRED C) MODIFIED D) SHIFTED
A) TRANSFORMED
15
When a leaf or stem is sliced, plants signal distress ____ releasing the gas ethylene over its surface.
by
15
The gas molecules are collected in a jar and bombarded with laser beams, _____ makes them vibrate.
which
15
Scientists have discovered that the _____ a plant is subjected to stress, the louder the signal it emits.
more/longer
15
Some fruit needs to be separated from other fruit, so ___ to prolong its freshness.