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Bilardo coaches his team by telephone, S________ half of them play in Italy, France or Spain. (connector)

SINCE

What's the meaning of COMPELLING? His account of his life is one of the most compelling autobiographies I’ve read.

A performance, painting, or other work of art is compelling when it has unusual power to hold your attention:

AMOUNT or NUMBER? The ________ of people trying to get tickets was such that I had to leave.

NUMBER

Now that he's got his degree, C__________ are that he will be looking for a new job soon. (he's likely to look for a job)

chances

The village fete went well, U__________ the previous year when very few people came. (different from)

UNLIKE

The bank loan has greatly S_____________ our financial position. (=has made it stronger)

strengthened

Free time is one of the many problems F_________ by working parents. (have problems)

faced

Which of these is NOT a synonym of 'tired'? a)exhausted b)worn out c)drained d)greedy

d

I have a very ___________ picture of the first time I met Erik. 1) vibrant 2) alive 3) vivid 4)lively

VIVID

There are serious problems in our country. N____________, we feel this is a good time to return. (connector)

nonetheless//nevertheless

Satellite images showed clearly the __________ impact of the earthquake. (DEVASTATE)

devastating

Which of these is a synonym of 'argument'? 1) drawback 2) issue 3) row

ROW My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting

The lecture P_________ him with an opportunity to meet one of his heroes. = GIVE

provided

To make something stronger:

to strengthen

It was okay. I wanted to give my presentation quickly. I was feeling a bit __________ after so much waiting. (ANXIETY)

ANXIOUS

AMOUNT or NUMBER? She only found a small __________ of money in her pocket.

AMOUNT

U__________ most actors, Harris is a rather shy man. (he's not similar to the others)

unlike

Mr Brown has earned the respect of farmers everywhere. F__________, they know they can trust him. (connector)

Furthermore

I always keep fruit in the fridge ____ ____ ____ keep flies off it. (linker)

so as to / in order to