I thought I had a good basis in programming, but when I started the advanced course I felt completely out of my d____.
depth
I was wearing headphones on the bus, and caught myself ___ (sing) out loud. How embarrassing!
singing
Order: expected / the next day / hand / were / in / their / The students / to / work
The students were expected to hand in their work the next day.
___ difficult it is, try to keep going.
in spite how
however
whatsoever
no account
When they told me they had lost my ticket, I saw r___. (be furious)
red
There was a loud clap of thunder, shortly ___ the power went out.
at which
in which
by which
after which
Order: leave / We / we / all / set / the call / received / to / when / were
We were all set to leave when we received the call.
This cream PURPORTS / MOTIONS to make you look ten years younger, but I’m pretty sceptical.
PURPORTS
It was so humiliating. I just wanted the ground to s____ me up.
SWALLOW
Winning the competition came as ___ of a surprise to me.
something
little
small
quite
The candidates have ten minutes PERMITTED / ALLOTTED for each task.
ALLOTTED
No MATTER / IMPORT / ACCOUNT where you go in the city, you’ll run into tourists.
MATTER
Having weighed OUT / UP / AROUND all my options, I think the best thing would be to move.
weigh UP
My mum has a habit of _____ (call) me during work hours.
calling
A / an / the / – ?: This is exactly __ style of jacket I’ve been looking for!
the
She ____ (tend) to make herself a coffee as soon as she arrives in the office.
tends
Order: that / due / Our / to / make / was / week / an announcement / manager / later
Our manager was due to make an announcement later that week.
I agonised OVER / OF / ABOUT the choice for months, but in the end I think I made the right decision.
agonise OVER
Join with a relative pronoun: A number of my colleagues were at the conferences. Some of them gave presentations.
A number of my colleagues were at the conferences, SEVERAL OF WHOM gave presentations.
The film was so funny, it had me in STICKS / STITCHES / SNEAKERS.
STITCHES
I’m forever ____ (change) the order of things in my kitchen. I can’t seem to organise things how I like them!
changing
He has a tendency ____ (complain) whenever the slightest thing goes wrong.
to complain
I made pasta sauce for dinner, ___ is for you.
half which
which half
half of which
some which
I’m tired of the hustle and bustle of the city. This weekend, I want to get away from EVERYTHING / IT ALL.
IT ALL
Last time I did karaoke, I made a terrible f___ of myself. (embarrass oneself)
fool
We completely lost our BEARINGS / STEPS. We had no idea where we were!
BEARINGS
There was too LITTLE / FEW information for us to make a proper decision.
LITTLE
Order: making / of / the / biologists / were / verge / on / an important discovery / The
The biologists were on the verge of making an important discovery.
____ you do, don’t interrupt him while he’s on the phone. He has a terrible temper.
whatever
on no account
whichever
whatsoever
These scams are so obvious. You’d have to be very gullible to be taken IN / ON / THROUGH by them.
IN
If I were you, I’d steer CLEAR / AWAY of that part of town.
CLEAR
I’m over the m___ to be engaged. (be very happy)
MOON
The first day on the job wasn’t so bad, but the FEW NEXT / NEXT FEW days were awful.
NEXT FEW
The so-called ancient coins turned out to be ____, and those behind the ruse are being interviewed by police.
bogus
lured
purport
legit
I can’t believe I fell IN / ON / FOR such an obvious trick!
FOR
Join with a relative pronoun: I read a fascinating study. I would like to inform you all about it now.
I read a fascinating study, ABOUT WHICH I would like to inform you all now.
IN / ON / WITH reflection, I should have saved the money instead.
ON reflection