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Advanced Expert - Unit 1

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  • His CV ______ an excellent impression on the interviewer
    His CV made an excellent impression
  • My job is so stressful. We always need to work to _______ deadlines
    tight deadlines
  • Don´t s_______ in your chair during a job interview
    Slouch
  • I handed ______ my resignation as soon as I found a new job
    Handed in
  • He scraped ________ his exam with 60.5%
    scraped through
  • I _________ (go) to the gym every day for the last month
    I have been going to the gym
  • I take great pride _____ my work
    take pride in
  • I try to eat a _____ variety of food to stay healthy
    wide variety
  • I felt very _______ (ILLUSION) after the meeting. My manager didn´t seem pleased with any of my work
    Disillusioned
  • Because of my ______ workload, I have hardly any free time
    heavy workload
  • I was taken ______ by her drastic change in appearance
    Taken aback
  • Passive: The plumber is fixing the sink
    The sink is being fixed
  • He never gives 100%. He completes his work _____-heartedly
    half-heartedly
  • I´m from a very close-______ community outside of Madrid
    close-knit community
  • Finish the expression: She became the CEO against the ______
    against the odds
  • Tense: The kithcen´s messy because I´ve cooked / I´ve been cooking all morning
    Because I´ve been cooking all morning
  • Passive: Sam had finished the project before the meeting
    The project had been finished before the meeting
  • I never took _____ of the opportunities I had at university
    took advantage of
  • I felt pressurised _______ accepting the new job. My boss made it clear that I didn´t really have a choice
    Pressurised into
  • Tense: When I arrived at the airport, I realised I _______ (leave) my passport in my flat
    I had left my passport
  • She could not _____(SEE) that the problems were just around the corner
    FORESEE
  • I felt completely _________ (OVER) during the meeting. There was far too much technical information being discussed
    Overwhelmed
  • She´s extremely proud _____ her son
    proud of