Leah’s always been very ________. She never lets anything get in the way of achieving her goals.
sarcastic
thorough
determined
a word to describe a job that will never lead to a better career
dead-end
freelance
tedious
Ana can’t go to the conference in Australia ________ she hasn’t got a visa.
since
but
so
How many books ________? I’ve never seen so many!
have you got
have you
you have
to stop employing somebody because there is not enough work for them to do
resign
lay off
hire
the time off work that men get when their partner has had a baby
compassionate leave
unpaid leave
paternity leave
Ramon’s such a ________. He lets the kids do whatever they want.
cold fish
soft touch
heart of gold
Di Yang moved to Auckland ________ improve her English.
in order to
as a result to
because
It was a tough interview, but ________, I think I did OK.
on the surface
on the whole
deep down
The match went ahead ________ the rain.
in case of
in spite of
even though
It was a formal occasion, ________ I dressed in my best suit.
so that
so
because
The climbing course was cancelled ________ adverse weather conditions.
due to
because
seeing as
doing the same thing over and over
repetitive
demanding
rewarding
I’ve never ________ such a laugh before! Let’s do this again some time.
has
have got
had
We enjoy good food. ________, neither of us is a particularly good cook.
However
Consequently
Owing to
I really enjoy going to salsa classes, _________ I’m a pretty bad dancer.
despite
consequently
even though
We asked our barbecue guests to talk quietly after 7.30 p.m. ________ wake the neighbours’ young children.
in case
so as not to
in order to
Anja passed all her exams. ________, she got into her first choice of university.
Yet
Nevertheless
As a result
I ________ my car serviced tomorrow afternoon.
’m having
have to
had
You ________ cousins in Sweden, don’t you?
got
have
have to
extra things an employee gets from a company as well as a salary
a pay rise
perks
made redundant
Jack has to do an assignment this evening, ________ he can’t join us.
so
so that
so as to
My colleagues are extremely ________. They worked together through the night to solve the technical problems.
conscientious
steady
bright
the system where people improve their job prospects step by step
work experience
career ladder
academic qualifications
Keir ________ his phone stolen from his bag when he was in the gym.
has
had
’s got