Profits from Justin Timberlake’s worldwide tour will probably exceed one billion dollars. ( stands ) Justin Timberlake’s worldwide tour ____________ of one billion dollars.
stands to make a profit in excess
She really _________ and sweated to get to the top of her profession.
jaded
hustled
despised
ranked
A problem has forced the director to cancel this week’s meeting with the scriptwriter. ( supposed ) The director _________ a meeting with the scriptwriter this week but a problem has forced him to cancel it.
was supposed to have / be having
Someone who writes plays , a dramatist, is a __________.
playwright
playauthor
screenwriter
playwriter
The new style of shoes _________ the 1970s ; colour-soled styles which lace up the leg.
harks back to
tags back to
excels
thrives back to
To be successful in a particular situation, especially one that other people find difficult.
tag along
thrive on
hark on
counteract
a synonym for really bad / awful / terrible / horrible.
woeful / appalling / dreadful
They’re auditioning for the new musical on Monday, so no doubt hundreds of dancers will turn up. ( bound ) Hundreds of dancers ________ the auditions for the new musical on Monday.
are bound to turn up at/for
His ambition ____________________.
knows no limits
has no leaps
hasn't got jumps
knows no bounds
If the star hadn’t caught the flu, there would have been a cast party tomorrow. ( was ) There _________ cast party tomorrow but the star has caught the flu.
was to have been a
An actor who learns a part in a play so that they can act the part if the usual actor is ill is.
the stage replacement
the overstudy
the understudy
the screenwriter
This course will enable you to _____ a thorough understanding of the basics of mechanics.
gain
achieve
get
earn
Sandra was fully intending to send a photograph with her application form but she forgot. ( had ) Sandra _________ a photograph with her application form but she forgot.
had every intention of sending / had fully intended to send
MUSICAL IDIOM: to pull out all the stops.
to do everything you can to make something successful
to show off
to state the opposite
to sell cheaply
Despite the struggle with her costume, she managed to enter the stage ______.
off cue
at cue
on cue
in cue
Competition is fierce but Tilda Swinton is a firm favourite to win the award for Best Actress. ( set ) Despite ______ win the award for Best Actress.
the fierce competition Tilda Swinton is/seems/appears set to
To go somewhere with someone is to ___________.
get together
get along
hark together
tag along
The final step before the first night of a theatre performance is the _______.
curtain call
ovation
dress rehearsal
cue training
The singer arrived at the airport looking _______ after almost a year of touring.
jaded
lousy
churn
savage
This word is a synonym for shabby, in bad conditions.
jaded
hustled
stew
tatty
My reading skills have improved __________ since I started reading books every night.
in leaps and jumps
by leaps and bounds
in jumps and leaps
by jumps and bounds
Don't touch my notebook. My personal stuff is totally ____________!
out of bounds
by leaps and bounds
off limits
out of leaps
Having to live in the Artic has been an ___________ challenge for me.
unprecedent
unprecedented
inprecedented
inprecedent
There is no need to ___________ just because I asked you how much you earn.
jump down my neck
jump in my neck
jump in my throat
jump down my throat
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