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Exercise 1 Exercise 1 Exercise 1
1 purpose-built 1 covers all his expenses 1 stony
2 ever-better 2 my/me standing up for 2 mindful
3 backlash 3 his persistence 3 clanging
4 commercial flop 4 made a mint 4 chugged
5 flick through 5 had the guts 5 dwindling
Exercise 2 Exercise 2 Exercise 2
1 prominence 1 on 1 -box
2 glared 2 with 2 an eye on
3 brainchild 3 for 3 on a shoestring
4 on 4 up 4 down
5 fuel 5 around 5 -beaten¸
Exercise 3 Exercise 3 Exercise 3
1 popularity 1 revenue 1 going
2 cheapened 2 permanent 2 handy
3 carelessness 3 scupper 3 soak
4 ingenuity 4 wage 4 offensive
5 awareness 5 foot 5 bottom
Exercise 4 Exercise 4 Exercise 4
1 us to help 1 Not knowing 1 the harder
2 not to be doing 2 On seeing 2 heavier and heavier
3 To find 3 not being asked 3 as
4 to vacate 4 Having been found 4 rather than
5 not to conduct 5 freezing 5 so
Exercise 5 Exercise 5 Exercise 5
1 to be playing 1 succeeded in changing the 1 the more apprehensive you are
2 as to save relationship between 2 such a senseless idea as
3 is to open 2 It is no use explaining your 3 were terrified rather than thrilled
4 To confirm 3 overheard the applicants talking 4 more high than attractive
5 to have been sent about the 5 as experienced a traveller as
Exercise 6 4 Not having completed any training for Exercise 6
1 Clearly 5 more (and more) time being used 1 whoever came up with it
2 Unfortunately Exercise 6 2 however fast the taxi
3 In fact 1 at sea 3 should be taken by whichever
4 Without doubt 2 by means of 4 ever such a hard task
5 Incidentally 3 to no avail 5 ever so easy to get
Exercise 7 4 to my mind Exercise 7
1A 5 at fault 1 neighbouring
2D Exercise 7 2 decisive
3D 1A 3 delightful
4C 2B 4 settlement(s)
5B 3D 5 humidity
6A 4A 6 bearable
7D 5C Exercise 8
8B 6D 1D
Exercise 8 7B 2B
1 capitalise 8C 3C
2 ascendency Exercise 8 4A
3 Presumably 1 competitive 5B
4 authenticity 2 recruitment/recruiting 6A
5 breakthroughs 3 resourcefulness 7D
6 effectiveness 4 adaptability 8C
Exercise 9 5 humility Exercise 9
1 way 6 willingness 1 ever so carefully
2 be Exercise 9 2 whatever route the cab driver
3 high 1 brush up on your 3 innovative an art gallery as
4 joy/pleasure/delight 2 did not apologise for introducing 4 more and more amazed
5 push 3 will be at your disposal 5 noticed his obsession with
6 not 4 despises being forced to work 6 could stand you in good stead
5 putting on a brave face
6 you see Betty sacking Ann