C1 advanced use of English part 2

Mr Smith was well-nown as a bad-tempered man, but he was also fair. / Despite ___________ bad-tempered, Mr Smith was also fair. REPUTATION

I used to say whenever someone watched me sign my name and remarked: 'You and me and Leoardo Da Vinci!' That was a weak joke, yet it was symptomatic ______ my often unconcious desire to belong to Left Pride.

Left Pride, a social movement that ______ far doesn't exist but I hope may one day come.

It looks like you didn't sleep well last night. / You look ______ much sleep last night. IF

I still regard myself as left-handed, as _____ everyone else.

I have never used scissors, baseball bat, hockey stick or computer mouse with anything but my right; _______ so, I still regard myself as left-handed.

Researchers in the field still find it hard to decide precisely what we mean _____ left-handed.

Apparently, a third of those ______ write with their left hand throw a ball with their right, whereas those using their right hand for writing rarely throw with their left.

I thought Sue's original plan was to move to Australia. / I __________ was originally planning to move to Australia. IMPRESSION

Now, years later, _______ the amount of research that has been carried out, researchers in the field still find it hard to decide precisely...

We left-handed people tend to lack pride, _____ means that we rarely complain about having to live in a right-handed world.

Andrew's lawyer suggested that he ignored the reporters. / Andrew's lawyer advised ______ the reporters. ATTENTION

I don't believe that Jane ran that distance in only 5 minutes! / Jane _______ that distance in only 5 minutes! POSSIBLY

Without a doubt, the skill of writing is one that becomes crucial at a most impressionable age, and defines _______ you will call yourself.

I doubt that Simon will lend us the money. / I think _______ Simon lending the money to us. CHANCE