There was no money to allow the construction of the road to continue. LACK - Construction of the road could not ........................................ money.
continue due / owing to / because of | (a / the) LACK of be continued; due / owing to / because of | LACK of
Sally completely ignored the advice I gave her and bought that awful car. NOTICE - Sally ........................................ the advice I gave her and bought that awful car.
took (absolutely) no | NOTICE of; did not / didn’t take (any) | NOTICE of
Lisa was a good candidate so not surprisingly she was offered the job. CAME - Lisa was a good candidate so it ........................................ that she was offered the job.
CAME as | no surprise
Jane knew she should arrive at the airport two hours early. MEANT - Jane knew she ....................................... up at the airport two hours early.
was MEANT to | turn / show
The price of computers has come down over the last few years. DROP - There ........................................ the price of computers over the last few years.
has / ’s been a | DROP in
If you hadn’t taken me to the station, I wouldn’t have caught my train. GIVING - But ........................................ to the station, I wouldn’t have caught my train.
for you / your GIVING | me a lift / ride
No other students apart from Martha were selected for the trip overseas. BE - Martha was ........................................ selected for the trip overseas.
the only student / one | to BE
A recent online survey of people who sang in choirs, played team sports or took up dancing all yielded very high levels of ........ well-being. - PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Alternatively, it could simply be the fact that being part of a ........ group is particularly satisfying. - MEAN
MEANINGFUL
It’ll be sunny later, so it’s a good idea to apply some sunscreen. BETTER - It’ll be sunny later, so you ........................................ on some sunscreen.
had / ’d BETTER | put
Gina found it impressive that her tutor was able to remember all his students’ names. ABILITY - Gina was ........................................ to remember all his students’ names.
impressed by / at her | tutor’s ABILITY
The company decided to include a ........ of a mouse on all its items of furniture as a sort of logo. - CARVE
CARVING
The tutors said we can’t use the computers in the library for anything except assignments. MEANT - The tutors said we ........................................ use the computers in the library for anything except assignments.
are not / aren’t | MEANT to; were not / weren’t | MEANT to
She loved the book, but she wondered whether the events were historically accurate. ACCURACY - She loved the book, but she wasn’t ........................................ the events.
sure / convinced / certain of / about | the (historical) ACCURACY of
‘I’ve never given this presentation before,’ Mary admitted. FIRST - Mary admitted that it was ........................................ given that presentation.
the FIRST time | she had / she’d (ever)
John always trained hard, but he never succeeded in winning a gold medal. HOW - No ........................................ trained, he never succeeded in winning a gold medal.
matter | HOW hard John
Pat realised that trying to sleep before the neighbours’ party ended was a waste of time. POINT - Pat realised that ........................................ trying to sleep before the neighbours’ party ended.
there was | no POINT (in) (his / her)
I’m convinced that David is holding something back about his plans for moving. HONEST - I’m convinced that David is ........................................ about his plans for moving.
not | being (entirely / totally / completely) HONEST
The manager never doubted that the latest model of the phone would be a great success. MIND - There was never any ........................................ that the latest model of the phone would be a great success.
doubt in | the manager’s MIND
This experience resulted in him taking the decision to work ........ his father, who was making handcrafted oak furniture following traditional methods. - ALONG
ALONGSIDE
Most people these days would be completely lost without their mobile phones. IDEA - Most people these days would ........................................ manage without their mobile phones.
have no IDEA | how to
The manager assured me that she would order a replacement watch. WORD - The manager ........................................ that she would order a replacement watch.
gave me | her WORD
Why is this? Singing in a choir was shown to be ........ more effective at improving the mood of its participants - SIGNIFY
SIGNIFICANTLY
You know the situation – someone laughs and we ........ laugh in turn, without knowing why we’ve joined in. - MIND
MINDLESSLY
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