EXERCISE SHEET

28.04.22

I. Think of ONE word that could be suitable for all three gaps in each question.
1. ……………………………………………..
● At this stage, everything is still up in the ………………. . until the boss green-lights the project.
● That man likes to ………………. his views on issues he is not well-versed in and gets defensive
when people call him out on his ignorance.
● Ever since he received the good news, he has been floating on ………………. .
2. ……………………………………………..
● ‘How much do you think this costs?’ “$50 ………………. .”
● Pushing your body to the ………………. without proper instructions from a trainer is not the right
way to go about exercising.
● How can you even ………………. out your credit card? Stop throwing your cash round when
you’re still living on a minimum wage!
3. ……………………………………………..
● If this article gets published, the president’s popularity will take a dive. He cannot afford to be
shown in a bad ………………. right now.
● If you didn’t put yourself in other people’s shoes, it would be easy to make ………………. of their
problems.
● The boy is as ………………. as a feather. Are you sure he’s eating properly?
4. ……………………………………………..
● He is ………………. down as leader of the party after causing a fiasco in the press conference.
● The women were ………………. off at a slight distance from the rest of the party.
● The director and the cast received a ………………. ovation at the end of the fan screening show.
5. ……………………………………………..
● He had tried to ………………. her out of everything she had before fleeing the country, but
luckily, his attempt failed due to her friends’ intervention.
● She managed to ………………. death in a spectacular crash.
● They have been consistently following a strict diet because of their occupation, but I do have
………………. days when they can indulge in heartier meals.

II. Complete the idiom/phrasal verb in each sentence by using a verb in column A and a
particle in column B. You should use the correct form of the verbs. There are more verbs and
particles than necessary.
Column A Column B

dispense - tug - think - get - have - let - sift through - across - in - at - on - with - up
1. Their story really ………………………………….. the heartstrings of everybody at the theatre that day.
2. I feel like she’s …………………………………………….. (it) for me since the moment I came into the
office. There hasn’t been a single day when she doesn’t order me around, making me run
errands for her.
3. Since we have been working together for a while, let’s …………………………………………….. the
formalities, shall we? After all, we’re the same age too.
4. Oh, it seems like the rain’s finally ……………………………………….. - we’ll be able to walk home soon.

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 5. He was …………………………………………….. his old clothes, trying to find his highschool uniform.
6. This new job is simultaneously exciting and challenging in the sense that anything could
happen, so it requires someone who can …………………………………………….. their feet.

III. For questions 1-9, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of
the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning (0).

Blogging in the modern day

The earliest blogs tended to be personal accounts of (0) ……………………………….. [DAY] events. Very
soon, however, many types emerged including critical news commentaries, often well-informed and
(1) ……………………………….. [ELOQUENCE] expressed. With many millions of bloggers now writing on
almost every (2) ……………………………….. [CONCEIVE] subject each day, the traditional media cannot
afford to ignore them or treat them with (3) ……………………………….. [RESPECT]. Their ubiquity means
they have become increasingly (4) ……………………………….. [INFLUENCE], as can be seen in the number
of ‘official’ news stories that are (5) ……………………………….. [CREDIT] or called into questions by
bloggers, and also the numerous stories initiated through blogs.

Most large media organisations have now (6) ……………………………….. [CORPORATE] some form of
blogging into their news services, but independent bloggers still have a freedom unavailable to
mainstream journalists. They bypass editors and publishers, who tend to distort stories. The material
on blogs is raw, (7) ……………………………….. [MODIFY] by editors, and often harsh and direct in its
criticism of the way news is reported by the traditional media. Thus, bloggers act as a kind of media
watchdog, able to check facts and verify or, alternatively, (8) ……………………………….. [PROOF]
information in a way that mainstream journalists are often unable to. However, anything can be a
double-edged sword and at the hand of someone with an ulterior motive, blogs can be used to
spread (9) ……………………………….. [INFORMATION] like wildfire.

IV. For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between
THREE and SIX words, including the word given.
1. ‘Mr Brown, a holiday would do you good,’ said Dr Mansley. (FROM)
→ ‘Mr Brown, you …………………………………………………………….. a holiday,’ said Dr Mansley.
2. We were never aware at any moment that something was wrong. (TIME)
→ At …………………………………………………………….. that something was wrong.
3. If Gary hadn’t had that accident, he would have become a professional football player. (FOR)
→ If it ……………………………………………………….., Gary would have become a professional football player.
4. We get on very well with Laura’s parents. (TERMS)
→ We …………………………………………………………….. Laura’s parents.
5. This wardrobe is so big that I don’t believe only one person assembled it. (HAVE)
→ This wardrobe is so big that it ………………………………………………………….. together by only one person.
6. Someone snatched Sue’s bag at the concert. (HAD)
→ Sue …………………………………………………………….. at the concert.

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