In ___ new survey, it seems that thousands ____ employees across Europe spend as much ___ a third of their working day not involved in work-related activities.
the/ of our/ more or less
a/ and more/ as
this/ of the/ less than
a/ of/ as
_____ languages learners, it’s worth having a dictionary app _____ you suddenly need a key word.
For/ should
With/ in order that
Regarding/ suppose
As/ unless
We are often ____ at school that if we study hard and go to university, we’ll get a good job. And many pupils do just that.
told
promised
predicted
warned
These ___ people use apps _______ help with every aspect of their lives.
generation/ so to
days/ in order to
weird/ in case
times/ as to
Cleft it!
What I'm going to do is hide the maple syrup in the pasta.
Cleft it! She’s especially talented in the area of wrapping presents. (WHERE). The area _____
...where she's especially/ most talented is wrapping presents.
This filter takes out all the bad chemicals from _________ water.
contamperated
contaminated
contested
condemned
_____ entrepreneurs are different from most of us in that they are able to spot an opportunity where most cannot.
Psychologically
Biologically
Physiologically
Medically
It suddenly dawned _____ him that this was the perfect opportunity to invent a new product.
for
to
on
over
He got angry because he ____________________ what I meant to say.
miscalculated
mistakened
misinterpreted
misinterpretated
is/ this/ increase/ does/ graph/ what/ shows/ rapid/ a (There is one extra word!)
What this graph shows is a rapid increase.
A ____ over half of the Santas were believed to have fake beards.
few
little
majority
percentage
Last week I gave all the clothes I _____ in six months to charity.
wouldn't have worn
haven't been wearing
wasn't wearing
hadn't worn
26% of Santa's elves use the North Pole fitness centre every week. ____ many use it less often.
twice as
double as
A third as
More or less
Can you give me some _________ with regard to those figures?
clairvoyance
clearness
clarity
clarification
Graham Hill _____ architecture and design at university and since then he _____ himself to a lifestyle that doesn’t harm the planet
studied/ has dedicated
will have studied/ had been dedicating
has studied/ has been dedicating
was studying/ has been dedicating
It never _______ Rudolph that he looked different from the other reindeer.
seemed to be
thought for
happened to
occurred to
There’s been a lot of ____________________ to your new idea.
opposition
opponent
opportunities
opposing
This is the caretaker at the school who is in charge of all _________ .
maintainance
maintaining
maintenance
maintainability
Entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin for example, have always swum against the _____ and not _______.
current/ shaken the boat
waves/ went with the flow
tide/ gone with the flow
river/ flowed with the tide
A _____ of the reindeer discovered Santa's secret supply of whisky.
small minority
vast majority
virtual half
little handful