Rewrite the sentence: Newspapers reported that the burglars were caught. It ________ that the burglars were caught.
It was reported that the burglars were caught.
Your lack of ____________________ to the group has been noted by everyone. (CONTRIBUTE)
contribution
During the day, I used to lose interest in my work and start to_____ about a house on the beach.
daydream
My business partner and I almost never see ________. We disagree about everything!
nose to nose
eyes to eyes
head to head
eye to eye
you/ trust/ people/ makes/ honest/ being
Being honest makes people trust
Even as we were _______ leave the house there had been an argument about how much luggage to take.
about to
likely to
bound to
due
Highlining _________ to be quite literally the most dangerous extreme sport in the world.
is long thought
has long been thought
has long thought
has been long thought
The key to any successful project is ____________ between people. (COLLABORATE)
collaboration
anything/ we/ long/ a/ said/ passed/ time/ before/ rather
Rather a long time passed before we said anything.
Rewrite the sentence: Rather a long time passed before we said anything. (FAIRLY)
A fairly long time passed before we said anything/ We didn't say anything for a fairly long time.
Big Ben is probably London’s most famous ____________________. (LAND)
landmark
Some people relax by using ____________________ techniques and picturing faraway places. (VISUAL)
visualization
There was no doubt about it-I was now in well over my _____ with my new job.
head
knees
neck
shoulders
Rewrite the sentence: The new bridge wasn’t going to be completed on time. (unlikely)
The new bridge was unlikely to be completed on time.
There has been a noticeable increase in stress-related illnesses stemming _____ lack of free time.
with
out of
of
from
Rapidly improving technology has resulted ____ a culture of working 'anywhere and anytime'.
or
for
with
in
Maybe taking a long weekend away would help with your ______. (RELAX)
relaxation
Asteroids travel through space at a _______ speed. (PHENOMENON)
phenomenal
phenomenonic
phenomenonifying
phenomenonable
The digital age has ______ a blurring of the lines between work and leisure.
resulted from
brought about
stemmed from
contributed for
The use of plastic for consumer products ______ (become) increasingly dominant over the past 50 years.
has become
In the ________of an argument between couples I have always learnt to keep my mouth shut.
occasion
time
happening
event
It was too late -there was no chance of getting _______ and walking away.
cold legs
cold toes
cold feet
cold knees
Can I leave you to ______ the team and the completion of the work?
overlook
oversee
overthink
overwatch
Poor performance is _______ low investment.
a consequence from
given rise to
fostered with
a result of
Many people who commute into London every day______ about whether to give up their day job and move out of the city.
have a split mind
are in two minds
are two-minded
have two minds
Susan is so annoying! She _______ when she should be listening to her students.
is always drinking tea
always drinks tea
evening/ a/ warm/ it/ quite/ was
It was quite a warm evening.
_____ of the fact that we’d booked the holiday in beautiful Morocco, I was pessimistic about the trip from the start
In spite of
Despite
In case
In view
I'm on the _______ for a new phone to replace my old one.
overlook
lookoff
outlook
lookout
In recent years, most people ______ aware of the trash now polluting our oceans.
have been become
will have become
had become
have become