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Close-up C1 Units 9 and 10

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  • She's very energetic and is always on the ___.
    jump
    hop
    run
    go
  • Radiohead's ___ single, 'Creep', was released in 1992.
    primary
    opening
    debut
    introductory
  • He always takes so long to make up his ___.
    brain
    decision
    thought
    mind
  • I hate the way he blows his own ___ all the time!
    tuba
    horn
    trombone
    trumpet
  • Apple was the Beatles' record ___.
    label
    brand
    tape
    licence
  • My car was scratched in the garage and I still haven't found the ___.
    fault
    culprit
    guilty
    blame
  • He said he couldn't go on and that he was throwing ___ the towel.
    away
    down
    out
    in
  • Everyone is pulling ___ during this crisis.
    united
    together
    collectively
    jointly
  • People ___ great hardship during wars.
    surpass
    juggle
    struggle
    endure
  • I had a ___ weekend: cleaning, shopping, cooking, marking and going out!
    laid-back
    traumatic
    fruitless
    hectic
  • I've got ___ as much work this week as last!
    twice
    two times
    plenty
    double
  • I'm tired. I could ___ your nagging!
    bounce back
    get by
    do without
    wear down
  • Our holiday cost us ___.
    a finger and a thumb
    an eye and an ear
    a kidney and a lung
    an arm and a leg
  • What an amazing meal, Kate. You really ___ yourself!
    outdid
    undercooked
    overdid
    outshone
  • The lift isn't in working ___. You'll have to take the stairs.
    condition
    state
    order
    function
  • I had to learn to ___ music when I took up the piano.
    read
    scroll
    interpret
    recite
  • The guests treated the buffet as a ___ and took as much food as they could.
    grab-it-all
    free-for-all
    eat-it-all
    end-it-all
  • I love his pastel ___ of fruits and flowers.
    portrayals
    landscapes
    portraits
    still lifes
  • The sheepdog obeyed her mistress's ___ and commands.
    snores
    yawns
    screams
    whistles
  • I'm not too keen on ___ pop music. I prefer indie, jazz and rock.
    mainstream
    mundane
    conservative
    average
  • It would be wonderful if we could all live together ___ harmony!
    in
    at
    with
    on
  • Susan ___ a full-time job and voluntary work at a charity shop.
    makes
    juggles
    launches
    throws
  • The film was brilliant, quite ___ our expectations.
    exceeding
    endeavouring
    outshining
    overtaking
  • We are deeply ___ about the group's financial situation.
    conscious
    concerned
    aware
    affected