During the summer, we ________ a 20% discount to any customer with a valid student
will have offered
will be offering
will offer
will have been offering
The school canteen was a hive of ________ , with final-year students busily comparing their exam results with each other.
event
action
activity
programme
In my opinion, everyone deserves a ________ chance in life.
second
We have to face the ________ of the conference being postponed.
possibility
Explain: Conventional study aid
...
Sorry. I saw your message pop ________ on my phone, but I was too busy to read it.
up
Explain: Lose yourself in the moment
...
We don’t know our neighbours at all. They very much keep to ________ .
themselves
Explain: High-pressure environment
...
Jake and Sandra are sat over there, talking to one ________ about all sorts of things.
another
Explain: Assembly line
...
The process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea without allowing feelings or opinions to affect you
wishful thinking
logical thinking
critical thinking
lateral thinking
My new job starts next Monday. Hopefully, I ________ work such long hours as I do now. (must / need / have to)
don't have to
Imagining or discussing a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen
wishful thinking
lateral thinking
critical thinking
logical thinking
Explain: Blank everything out
...
We need to ________ responsibility now if we're to gain control of it all.
take
The system aims to give everyone an equal ________ at the beginning of their lives.
opportunity
If they don’t arrive in the next ten minutes, we ________ for them for over an hour!
will have waited
will wait
will be waiting
will have been waiting
Friday is the ________ chance we’ll have to enter the competition.
last
Explain: A welcome distraction
...
Congratulations on your interview. You need to seize this ________ with both hands.
opportunity
I hate watching scary movies by ________ . It’s far better when other people are there.
myself
For security purposes, I have to sign ________ whenever I want to access my work computer.
in
We are __ ________ opportunities employer, which means we consider all job applicants on their merits.
an equal
This course will give you the ________ to learn an in-demand skill.
opportunity
A way of solving a problem by thinking about it in a different and original way and not using traditional or expected methods
wishful thinking
critical thinking
logical thinking
lateral thinking
Explain: Gain a detailed understanding
...
How do people ________ ___ such absurd ideas and still get taken seriously?
dream up
Private lessons have ________ a huge impact on my playing.
made
After the theft of our personal data, we absolutely ________ our subscription to your online security system this year.
will have renewed
won't renew
will renew
will be renewing
Can you look on the ________ to see which stage The Bends are playing on?
programme
event
action
activity
Explain: Skilled craftsmanship
...
In October, my sister and her partner ________ together for ten years.
will be being
will have been being
will have been
will be
It might be an idea to ________ a little more caution before doubting someone else's judgement.
exercise
In an astonishing turn of ________ , it was today revealed that tourist flights into space would be offered free to the first ten customers.
actions
events
activities
programmes
My brother _______ for three years soon, and he’s already Head of the Technology & Computing Department.
will teach
will be teaching
will have been teaching
will have taught
Our lecturers have told us that we ________ send them our assignments by email, otherwise they won’t mark them. This means we ________ have our own email. (must / need / have to)
must / have to
Did life ________ a massive transformation?
undergo
Explain: Breakthrough technology
...
I have set up my email so that it filters ________ all of the junk I get sent.
out
Explain: Focus on something intently
...
Thieves stole money from my friend by hacking ________ his email account.
into
Could you imagine going online tomorrow and seeing some supposedly visionary inventor ________ it as a solution to congestion in cities?
presenting
The final ________ of this weekend’s festival of Irish culture will be a traditional folk dance.
event
programme
action
activity
I ________ get some cash out before the weekend – otherwise I’m going to run out. (must / need / have to)
need to
Solving a problem by thinking about it in a direct and straightforward way, following reason to establish each step
lateral thinking
logical thinking
wishful thinking
critical thinking
The police just need to (phrasal verb) the possibility of family involvement in the crime.
rule out
How do you solve the Candle Problem?
Pin the drawing pins box to the wall to support the candle
We rented our flat out after we bought it. Within five years, it had paid for ________ and we were mortgage free.
itself
When someone retires, we often mark the ________ with a small party.
occasion