The Royal Wedding will enjoy massive __________ by the world’s media.
coverage
Recent elections saw a huge v_ _ _ _ t _ _ _ _ _ _ , with over 80 percent of people voting.
voter turnout
must or can’t + verb in correct form: The kids ___________________ (love) living in the countryside. There’s so much for them to do.
must love
If I ___________________ (see) that advertisement in last week’s paper, I might still be looking for a job.
hadn’t seen
She’s the first person from this state to be n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ as a Presidential candidate.
nominated
The mobile phone ban has caused __________ among the students.
outrage
The company’s decision has been widely __________ by the staff.
welcomed
Just as a ___similarity / comparison___, that’s twice as much as our competitor.
comparison
This ___leads / means___ that your money is literally making the world a better place to live in.
means
Scientists have announced a major __________ in cancer research.
breakthrough
The brave journalist exposed __________ by several big banks.
a cover-up
In many countries, young people still have n _ s _ _ in elections as they can’t vote.
no say
Georgina can be very sweet sometimes. ___Taking that into account / Having said that___, she’s not in a good mood at the moment.
Having said that
I think it ___causes / illustrates___ my point very well.
illustrates
He’s a great guy. ___Even so / Considering that___, he really annoys me sometimes.
Even so
In fact, these two areas ___account for / are down to___ more than 50 percent of investments.
account for
They ___________________ (probably / lend) you the money you need if you hadn’t been so rude to them.
would probably lend / probably would have lent
The pie ___chart / photo___ here shows how we have invested your money.
chart
If we hadn’t checked the website, we ______________ (know) that the plane was delayed.
wouldn’t have known
The president has threatened to impose __________ on all electrical goods.
tariffs
So let’s ___notice / look___ at some possibilities.
look
She ___________________ (go) home if she’d known you were coming. She was desperate to see you.
wouldn’t have gone
The weather was awful when we were on holiday. ___Despite that / Given that___, we had a nice time.
Despite that
___As / What___ you can see, we have invested a lot of it in green energy.
As
The ___point / question___ now is, what should be done with the other half of our investments?
question
must or can’t + verb in correct form: That was such a long journey. You ___________________ (drive) for hours to get here. How are you feeling?
must have driven
Let’s ___give / turn to___ look at that now.
turn
If you’d been more careful, the accident ___________________ (might / not / happen).
might not have happened
When I went to vote, there were huge queues at the p _ _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _.
polling station
You’ve worked very hard this year. ___Bearing that in mind / But all the same___, I’m going to promote you.
Bearing that in mind
The government would like the people to decide on this issue so they have called a r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
referendum
The amount we have invested is the ___consequence / equivalent___ of $2 million a day.
equivalent
You have been charged with many offences in the past. ___Taking that into account / But in spite of that___, I’ll be recommending a prison sentence.
Taking that into account
The government has known for a long time about the lack of specialists, ___considering that / and yet___ they have done nothing to deal with the problem.
and yet
You could argue that happiness is more important than money, ___bearing that in mind / but then again___, you might say money is more important.
but then again
must or can’t + verb in correct form: The driver ___________________ (be) paying attention. He was talking on his phone when the accident happened.
can’t have been
must or can’t + verb in correct form: It ____________ (be) difficult bringing up two children on your own, but you did incredibly well.
must have been
If I’d missed my train, I ___________________ (sit) here now, talking to you.
wouldn’t be sitting
must or can’t + verb in correct form: Louise ___________________ (buy) any bread at the market this morning. There’s none in the kitchen.
can’t have bought
must or can’t + verb in correct form: A: It ___________________ (be) lovely having two weeks off work. B: Yes, it was. I got up late every day!
must have been
You will also ___advise / notice___ that we have invested heavily in developing countries.
notice
My son made an offensive __________ , which I told him off for.
comment
The weather was terrible. ___Given that / In spite of that___, we decided to end our holiday early.
Given that
must or can’t + verb in correct form: There ___________________ (be) somewhere we can get something to eat. I’m really hungry.
must be
If you ___________________ (work) so many hours at the moment, you wouldn’t be tired all the time.
weren’t working
The election results were very close so one of the parties demanded a r _ _ _ _ _ _ of the votes.
recount
The government’s decision to withdraw __________ the treaty has disappointed many people
from
None of the parties had a majority, so there will probably be a c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with two or more parties in government.
coalition
If there ___________________ (be / not) so many people in the pool, I’d probably go for a swim.
weren’t
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