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Advanced Objective - unit 3

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  • I think it's high time we addressed the _______ of staff absence in the company.
    issue / problem
  • You have to _______ the music at some point so why don't you go and speak to head teacher now?
    face
  • Our teacher often puts us on the _____ by asking us questions that are really difficult and unexpected.
    spot
  • I don't like it because the lead singer is always hogging the __________. I'd like to know about the rest of the band.
    limelight
  • They are just seeking _________ when they put all those videos on Tik Tok.
    publicity / attention
  • He was arrested because he _____ the description of the thief.
    fit/fits
  • The magazine has a lot of articles about the lifestyles of the ______ and famous.
    rich
  • When I was young, I thought that 40 was _______ the hill but now I realise that it's young!
    over
  • I was feeling a bit under the ________ so I didn't go to the concert in the end.
    weather
  • I won't tell you. My ________ are sealed!
    lips
  • So many young people set _____ to change the world but very few of them succeed.
    out
  • His only claim to ______ is being in a TV advert when he was a child.
    fame
  • This year's downward _______ of house prices has depressed the market.
    spiral
  • I practise the guitar _______ single day without fail. I want to be in a famous band.
    every
  • I'm not keen on that actor. In ______ words, I'm not interested in seeing the film.
    other
  • The story about the politican's affair will be ______ public tomorrow.
    made
  • People who are in the public _____ don't get much privacy.
    eye
  • Is it really in the public ________(= useful to people) to publish this information?
    interest
  • She works in the city and lives in the country, so she gets the best of both _______.
    worlds
  • He is in the _________ for the director's job. I think he will probably get it.
    running
  • Unfortunatley, things went from bad to ________.
    worse
  • To be honest, I can't _______ the difference between the twins.
    tell
  • As a famous person you can expect the media to be interested in your private ______.
    life
  • It started off as a peaceful protest but it ________ nasty when some hooligans ________ up and started throwing bottles.
    turned
  • He found overnight _______ when he released that song.
    fame
  • Her latest work just isn't up to the _______. (isn't good enough)
    mark
  • After the singer was falsely accused of harrassing his personal assistant, he went on TV to ______ the record straight.
    put
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