The heart has to work less hard to pump blood, and astronauts do not need the full ............................ (STRONG) of their skeleton and muscles to support them. ............................, (CONSEQUENCE) astronauts need to do ple
strength / consequently
The path down the mountain was so slippery that it was hard for us to stay on our feet. DIFFICULTY The path down the mountain was so slippery that ................................................................................... on ou
we had difficulty in staying
All that you need to do is take a walk through a large wood, known ............................ Wigdale Old Forest.
as
They didn’t cancel the outdoor theatre performance despite the rain. EVEN The outdoor theatre performance wasn’t ............................................................................... was raining.
cancelled even though it
The frogs produce a chemical in their body that resembles the antifreeze that people use to prevent / halt / avoid / block their cars from freezing.
prevent
There is some ............................ (AGREE) over the best way of training, however, and studies have not reached any universal ............................ (CONCLUDE).
disagreement / conclusions
As many as 9,000 swans ............................ (SUCCEED) make the journey every year to a spot in England.
successfully
In this way he manages to adjust / combine / join / merge his love of sport with some useful work.
combine
They began to fear they’d swum too close to some baby dolphins by accident / confusion / error / fault.
accident
Water is essential for our health. In ............................ of this, many of us still don’t drink enough, so bottled water is a good way of ............................ sure we drink clean water.
addition / making
The design was registered in 1818 and it was the first ............................ (COMMERCE) successful vehicle which has a clear ............................ (RESEMBLE) to the vehicle we know as a bicycle.
commercially / resemblance
Daisy regretted eating so much cake. WISH ‘I ............................ ........................... ............................ so much cake,’ said Daisy.
wish I had not eaten
A high school student in Canada became front-page news / article / press / report when she made herself a dress out of her maths homework.
news
Susan took her mobile, so she was able to call her mum. HAVE Susan .................................................................................. to call her mum if she hadn’t taken her mobile.
would not have been able
Most people think that the climate is changing. THOUGHT The climate .................................................................................... changing.
is thought to be changing
Large groups of people have been meeting on the same day to take part ............................ a massive pillow fight.
in
Bring your swimming things because it might be warm enough to go swimming. CASE Bring your swimming things .................................................................................... warm enough to go swimming.
in case it is
Scientists have long been trying to discover the process that makes this rebirth available / probable / capable / possible and now they have discovered how it is done.
possible
Luis managed to fix the bicycle on his own. SUCCEEDED Luis ................................................................................... the bicycle on his own.
succeeded in fixing
It’s possible that Sally took your jacket home. MAY Sally .................................................................................... your jacket home.
may have taken
The new car is known as ‘energy positive’, ............................ means that actually produces more energy than it consumes. Further models of the solar-powered car are still ............................ tested.
which / being
The ............................ (ARRIVE) of thousands of birds at their winter homes is ....
arrival
When a group of dolphins goes / puts / gets / comes across another group at sea,...
across
Dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years ............................ the very least.
at
Individual dolphins in the group the scientists studied each have their own name, containing / including / consisting / involving of a series of whistles.
consisting
To his relief, they managed / succeeded / achieved / resulted in doing so.
succeeded
I finally flew solo on my 16th birthday, which was the ............................ (EARLY) I could do it.
earliest
I’m sure that Paul has remembered hi mum’s birthday today. CAN’T Paul .................................................................................... his mum’s birthday today.
can't have forgotten
The website was set ............................ to help with the conservation of tigers.
up
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