C2 Part 2 Open-Cloze

After borrowing two thousand pounds from you, the very ........ she could do is offer to pay back a little each month.

The main reasons for quitting my job were overwork and a meagre salary. There are ........ I could mention but they were the primary factors.

The diner complained so vociferously that the manageress ........ came out of the office to see what the problem was.

4) The party atmosphere suddenly dissipated, at ........ point I made up my mind to leave.

In England, polo is a sport that is associated with ........ rich and powerful.

Most people are car lovers. Even ........, cars cause enormous damage to the environment.

........ most people pass their Proficiency exam first time round a number of candidates will, sadly, fail

The reviews of the play were glowing but as a ......... of fact I thought it was terrible!

Valerie and Simon can't decide whether to make their home in France or Australia. ........ way it will mean sacrifices for one of them.

The chairman outlined his vision for the future but the chief executive argued that ........ a strategy could be detrimental to the company's future.

6) More and more people are turning to vegetarianism which ........ say is much better for your health.

She wants to travel the world eventually but above ........ her priority is to finish her degree course.

There were a number of participants at the conference dinner, several of ........ were keynote speakers.

John doesn't have many friends, just a select ........, who tend to go along with everything he says

The company has had ........ of its employees taking sick leave and it has decided to crack down on absenteeism.

The hotel was poor, the food terrible, and we had torrential rain for the whole week. ........ short, the holiday was a disaster.

My therapist said I could drop in ........ I wanted to, regardless of whether I’d made an appointment or not.

As a junior doctor there was ........ a time when I had to seek a second opinion from my superiors before I made a diagnosis.

The old house, ........ its condition, is likely to sell quickly given the present housing market.

........ as I hate to do this, we'll have to cancel the party if more people don't respond.