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1. set 1. Paula's job each day was to _____ the table before
each meal.
2. The dog ran across the new path before the concrete
had had the chance to _______ properly.
3. If you want people to respect local traditions, you have
to _____ an example.

2. rare 1. The bird is so ______ that it appears on the endan-

gered list in many countries.
2. Sadly, restaurants that source only local products are
all too ______ these days.
3. Pam took advantage of a ______ opportunity to meet
the elusive leader of the political movement.

3. widely 1. Students on that course are expected to read really

______, even beyond the immediate subject matter.
2. Supporters of slow food aim to promote the idea as
_____ as possible.
3. It is _____ believed that tourism has a positive effect on
small island communities.

4. taken 1. The idea that we shouldn't be eating food that has flown
half-way across the world has really ______ off in recent
years.
2. Although he's not a professional musician, Clive has
always _____ his singing very seriously.
3. An international charity has ______ over the running of
the second-hand shop in the village.

5. stand 1. Olga told Mario to _______ still while she took his
photographs.
2. When finished, the modernist sculpture will ______ in
the town's main square.
3. I can't ______ the way Phil keeps interrupting me when
I'm trying to explain something.

6. appearance 1. When interviewing applicants for jobs, you should be

careful not to judge people by their ______ alone.
2. Dan's work has the _______ of something done in a

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great hurry, because he never goes back and checks what
he's written.
3. Fina asked the child actor how old he'd been when he
made his first ______ on television.

7. manage 1. "Can you ______ all these enquires yourself, or would

you like some help?" David asked the company's new
receptionist.
2. Having decided to reorganize their office space, the
company needed to find somebody who could _____ the
project for them.
3. Although afraid of offending her host, Stella simply
couldn't ________ to finish the enormous portion of meat
she was given.

8. fit 1. Tina was keen to buy a folding bicycle that would

______ inside the boot of her car.
2. Marius painted in a very individual style that didn't
_______ easily into any traditional category.
3. Greg borrowed his brother's suit to wear at the wedding,
but to be honest it didn't really ____ him very well.

9. wild 1. I'm not _______ about Barbara's new hairstyle - it

makes her look too serious.
2. Steve didn't really know the answer to the last question
in the quiz, so he just made a _______ guess and to his
astonishment he got it right.
3. It is now an offence to pick ______ flowers in the
countryside.

10. into At the age of 17, he went ________ the building trade as
an apprentice.
Eight ________ twenty-four is three.
I'm really ________ folk music.

11. dull 1. It was rather _____ day, with so much mist and low
cloud that we hardly got to see any sunshine at all.
2. Thelma explained to the doctor that what she felt in her
knee was more a kind of _______ ache than a sharp pain.

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3. The film is really action-packed from start to finish with
never a ______ moment.

12. join I invited them to ________ us for dinner.

A lot of people want to ________ the club, so there's a
long waiting list.
Her parents are going to London next week and she will
________ them later.

13. easy 1. It is ________ to see why the presenter is so popular -

he is such a lively person.
2. Although the local people speak with an accent, it is
____ enough for visitors to understand.
3. Tom's grandmother hadn't had an ____ life, but she'd
always had a very positive attitude.

14. left He is a tall, clumsy-looking boy with two ________ feet

How much milk is ________ in the fridge?
All that's now ________ to show for our hard work is an
empty office.

15. carry 1. Tom found that having to _____ such a heavy bag
everywhere was rather inconvenient.
2. Although we were getting poor results from the re-
search, we were advised to _____ on with the experi-
ments.
3. The school is hoping to ______ out an extensive pro-
gramme of repairs during the summer break.

16. fair 1. Although not professionally trained, Damian can pro-

duce a technical drawing with a ______ degree of preci-
sion.
2. Cindy thought it really wasn't ____ of her boss to blame
her for all the mistakes in the document.
3. In common with most her family, Glenda has very
_____ skin.

17. gane It's just a ________ to them. They don't care what hap-
pens.
John gave the ________ away by laughing when Jim
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walked in.
We've been in this ________ for twenty years.

18. light We sat and talked by the ________ of the fire.

They set out at first ________ for the summit.
These discoveries may throw new ________ on the ori-
gins of man.

19. work 1. On her first day in the job, Keira was asked to _____
through a long list of customer complaints and decide
which needed an urgent response.
2. Graham couldn't ________ out why he never seemed
to get an interview when he applied for jobs.
3. Milly would get angry when she couldn't get the office
photocopier to ______ properly.

20. lose I need to ________ 5 pounds if I am to fit inside my suit.

It's an awful thing to ________ someone dear to you.
You might as well go for it - you've got nothing to ________
in any case.

21. slow 1. There has been a rather _____ response to the job
advertisement that the company placed in the local news-
paper.
2. Although double-checking the customer database was
a rather ______ and time-consuming process, a number
of serious mistakes were uncovered as a result.
3. Jamie was ______ to realise that he was fundamentally
unsuited for the job he was doing, and so hadn't been
thinking of alternatives.

22. mean His new job will ________ travelling all over the world.
It was ________ of him not to invite her.
The study involved 60 patients with a ________ age of
58.2 years.

23. charge 1. Although access to its website is free, there's a small

______ if you want to receive the company's monthly
newsletter.
2. Simon decided to take ______ of his own financial
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affairs at the relatively early age of seventeen.
3. Derek is in _______ of the office whilst his manager is
on maternity leave.

24. mind She's a woman without fear, with a ________ of her own,
who says what she thinks.
He didn't ________ that other people thought him odd.
If you want to carry on with what you were doing, please
don't ________ me.

25. show 1. When groups of visitors come to the television studios,

guides ______ them round the set of the popular soap
opera.
2. Any inaccuracies in the data will ______ up when the
graphs are produced on screen.
3. The success of perfumes bearing the name of top
models really does _____ how influential celebrities can
be.

26. odd The ________ thing about him is that he never eats in the
evening
She takes the ________ day off work.
We've got a few ________ jobs to do this weekend.

27. gained 1. Although initially regarded only as a soap opera star,

Emily has _______ the respect of the critics for her recent
film roles.
2. For young singers, there is nothing to be _______ from
over-exposure in the media at an early stage of their
career.
3. The former model is reported to have _______ a lot of
weight since her retirement.

28. play A good diet and fitness ________ a large part in helping
people live longer.
So far, the company has refused to ________ ball, pre-
ferring to remain independent.
Rain stopped ________ after only an hour.

29. pick
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1. The casting director has an excellent eye for talent and
generally manages to _______ young actors who go on
to perform very well in the show.
2. Brian was in a really bad mood, ready to ______ a fight
with anyone who disagreed with him.
3. In the darkness, it was just impossible to _____ out the
outline of a building in the distance.

30. affect 1. A person's age and background will always ________

their choice of friends.
2. The actress said that she was happiest performing in
front of a large group of people, so first-night nerves didn't
______ her greatly.
3. This disease is often difficult to identify as it doesn't
_____ everyone in the same way.

31. point 1. Erin was on the ______ of resigning from the club,
when she was unexpectedly offered the role of Treasurer.
2. Michael had made a ________ of contacting all of
his team mates personally to explain why he would be
missing the important match.
3. As they had numbered seats, Diane couldn't see the
______ of getting to the concert before the performance
was due to start.

32. fall 1. If it is not tended regularly, any garden will soon ______
into a state of disrepair.
2. Successful television personalities generally ______
into one or two categories - either they are very lucky or
they are very determined.
3. Sonia had to miss a lecture, but asked to borrow a
friend's notes so that she didn't ______ too far behind with
the work.

33. way 1. The chef complained that everyone was getting in his
________ and ordered them to leave.
2. Ron is determined to win this competition and I can't
imagine him going out of his ________ to help anyone
else.

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3. I was surprised that none of the people I asked knew
the _________ to the museum.

34. steps 1. The headmaster must take urgent _____ to stop the
bullying that is happening in this school.
2. I had to stop and rest before I climbed the final ______
of the lighthouse.
3. If you get lost in the woods, you should retrace your
_____ and go back to camp.

35. stood 1. The group believed the song ____________ a good

chance of being a hit but didn't dream it would reach
number one.
2. Being the only child with an American accent, I
___________ out amongst the other children at school.
3. My parents ___________ by me all the time I was in
prison and did everything they could to get me released.

36. care 1. Would you ___________ for a cup of tea while you're
waiting Mr Williams?
2. Our society should take more ___________ of the
elderly and treat them with respect.
3. Martin doesn't seem to _____________ that his ag-
gressive behavior could get him into trouble.

37. claim 1. Police now doubt that anybody will _______ responsi-
bility for the bomb that exploded yesterday.
2. The old lady's ________ that she had seen a UFO was
never taken seriously by anyone.
3. If you have an accident and make a ______, you will
have to pay more for future car insurance.

38. issues 1. Ministers have been told to wait until the Foreign Sec-
retary ___________ a formal statement before speaking
to the press about the incident.
2. The subject of legalising drugs is one of those con-
troversial___________ which is unlikely to be resolved
soon.
3. In the next two ____________ of the National Reporter

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we will be bringing you a special report on the health care
crisis.

39. call 1. The other children would often laugh at her, _____ her
names and make her cry.
2. Alan Kelcher was very laid-back, and let his pupils
_____ him by his first name.
3. Give her a ______ and ask her to go out with you.

40. fell 1. House prices _____ dramatically last year and they
bought themselves a small flat near the town centre.
2. I always thought that love at first sight only happened
in films but I _____ for Jill the moment I set eyes on her.
3. He _____ out with his father after a blazing row and
hasn't spoken to him since.

41. strong 1. The president highlighted the _______ relationship that

existed between the two countries, who, he said, were
now "the closest of allies".
2. Relations with management have not improved and
there's a _______ chance the union will call a strike next
week.
3. I never liked kissing my grandmother, because I couldn't
stand the ________ smell of her perfume.

42. took 1. He had a friendly, open face and she ______ an instant
liking to him.
2. In appearance Emily _______ after her father, but she
inherited her intelligence from her mother.
3. It _______ some time to sort out our marriage prob-
lems, but now our relationship is pretty good.

43. couple 1. They've had a ________ of disagreements recently, but

normally they get on fine together.
2. Can you reverse the car a little so we can _______ it to
the caravan.
3. The whole restaurant had been booked by a mid-
dle-aged married ________ celebrating their silver wed-
ding anniversary.

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44. turn 1. His latest novel centres on the uneasy relationship
between the two countries at the ________ of the last
century,
2. The last person I expected to _______ up at my wed-
ding was my ex-boyfriend!
3. I usually ______ to my mother for help or advice: she's
a better listener than my father.

45. shift 1. There has been a recent _______ towards domestic

tourism with fewer people booking overseas holidays.
2. The government plans to ________ its attention away
from punishing crime to crime prevention.
3. I'm changing to a different ________ next week so I'll
be starting work much later.

46. bring 1. The aim of the campaign is to ______ an end to poverty

in our inner cities.
2. The purpose of using old films in the classroom is to
_________ history alive for the students.
3. The new water pump will _________ about a significant
change in the lives of the local villagers.

47. sides 1. There were scratches along both _____ of my car when
Julia returned it to me.
2. My mother always ______ with my brother when we
have an argument.
3. The coach asked Ernesto to change _____ so both
groups had an equal number of good players.

48. subject 1. The _____ of the painting is thought to be the artist's

mother.
2. The festival organizers would like to point out that all
times and dates are ______ to change.
3. Some politicians change the ______ rather than an-
swer a question they find awkward.

49. switch 1. It's dangerous to ______ lanes on the motorway without

indicating first.
2. Although we flicked the ______ a number of times, the
machine would not work.
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3. We will no longer be using the old accounting software
after we _______ over to the new software next month.

50. sweeping 1. I came home to find my son _______ up bits of glass

from the kitchen floor.
2. The holiday brochure showed majestic forests _______
over the mountains.
3. The new boss promised there will be _______ changes
within our department.

51. grip 1. I can't get the top off this bottle - my ______ isn't strong
enough.
2. The new manager asked a lot of questions in order to
get a _____ on what was happening.
3. We haven't got a very good _______ on the environ-
mental problems we are creating.

52. crack 1. First you have to _____ the eggs into the bowl.
2. We must do something about filling that ____ in the wall
before it lets in rain.
3. She's amazing - she managed to _____ the problem as
soon as I gave it to her!

53. waste 1. This city produces 10 million tons of household

_______each year.
2. We must eat the chicken today or it will go to _______.
3. Trying to save energy in our homes is a _____ of time
unless everybody does it

54. favour 1. Could you do me a ______ and give me a lift?

2. I'm not in ______ of reducing the time we quarantine
animals from abroad.
3. Cuts in taxes always _____ rich people.

55. accident 1. He had an ______ in his car but he's OK.

2. I bumped into her by ______ when I was shopping.
3. It is no _______ that he got the job - his brother is the
manager.

56. drop
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1. Could you _________ me at the next corner? I can walk
from there.
2. The temperature tends to _______ sharply at night at
this time of year.
3. I think we should ________ this subject before we have
a big argument about it.

57. contact 1. He got the job because he had a useful ________ in

the company who arranged an interview for him.
2. We used to phone each other regularly, but I haven't
been in _______ with her for some time.
3. In my job I have personal _______ with members of the
public every day.

58. loss 1. During the concert, Tori suffered an unexpected _____

of memory for a few minutes.
2. The owners do not accept any responsibility for _____
or damage to the vehicles parked in this car park.
3. When Jason set up his own business, he expected to
make a _____ for the first few months.

59. mind 1. Chloe realized that it was pointless arguing with her
boss because they were clearly not of the same ____ on
the issue.
2. The good thing about having such a close friend is that
I can almost read his _______, and never have to ask him
what he thinks.
3. The fact that he had offended Tania had been on Terry's
_____ for some time.

60. fine 1. I felt _______ when I got up this morning but I don't feel
too good now.
2. There is a _______ line between perfectionism and
obsession.
3. If you want to change our arrangement, that's _______
with me.

61. part 1. The last _________ of the book isn't quite as exciting
as the rest of it.
2. He always plays the _________ of the hero in his films.
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3. Because one small ______ stopped working, the whole
machine broke down.

62. settled 1. After long negotiations, they ______ the dispute without
going to a court of law.
2. We looked at lot of apartments to rent and finally we
_____ on this one.
3. My family moved to Canada and _______ in Toronto
many year ago.

63. process 1. Terry's in the _____ of applying for a new job with a
pharmaceutical company.
2. Scientists are developing a new ______ that will allow
minerals to be extracted from waste.
3. You must check the temperature at each stage in the
cheese-making _______.

64. turn 1. As the weather deteriorated, it became obvious that we

would have to _____ back and find a hotel in the town
we'd just passed through.
2. When you see the hotel on your left, you need to _____
right immediately afterwards.
3. If you _____ the piece of paper over, you'll see my
address on the back.

65. deal 1. If the college buys its computer equipment in bulk, it

may get a special _______ from the supplier.
2. There has been a great ______ of money invested in
research into global warming recently.
3. Some people complain about having to walk home in
the dark, but for me it's no big ________.

66. attention 1. Fiona had a free afternoon, so she was able to give the
problem her full _______.
2. The new research has been the subject of considerable
media ______ recently.
3. I think we should bring the problem to the ______ of the
local council.

67. sense
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1. Looking at Barry's assignment, you get a real _____ of
the pride he takes in his work.
2. There is no ______ in washing the car before the
journey, it'll only need doing again once we get there.
3. Fortunately, Louis had the _____ to check the brakes
before he rode off on the bike he'd borrowed.

68. term 1. Sarah had to admit that 'mind gym' was a _____ she'd
never come across before.
2. The local politician is hoping to be re-elected for a
second ____ of office.
3. I think that in the short ____, we should concentrate on
keeping the service running.

69. blocked 1. The scientist's proposal to do further research into his

subject has been ______ by the finance committee.
2. When there was a total eclipse, the moon completely
______ out the light of the sun.
3. The road to the airport has been completely _____ by
an overturned lorry.

70. short 1. In the ______ term, there is very little chance of funding
for further research into this matter.
2. There will be a ______ break after the next lecture to
give students the chance to grab a coffee.
3. After climbing to the top of the stairs, the elderly pro-
fessor was rather ____ of breath.

71. test 1. The aim of this task is to _____ your knowledge of

vocabulary.
2. The drug company has decided not to _____ its product
on animals in the future.
3. In order to ______ out his new theory, the scientist has
taken over the university laboratory.

72. name 1. I know the song but I can't put a _______ to it.
2. People often commit very selfless acts in the _____ of
love.
3. I would have had a lot of tax to pay so I registered the
business in my son's _______.
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73. kick 1. I gave the ball such a hard _____ that it went out of play.
2. Why do you always _____ up such a fuss about going
to the dentist's?
3. If he doesn't study harder I think they will _____ him
out!

74. birth 1. In this lecture, I'll be examining where the ______ of the
English language took place.
2. She speaks Hindi well but she is British by _______.
3. I was so excited about the _______ of my child that I
couldn't wait.

75. thrown 1. The country was ______ into chaos by the transport
strike.
2. The restaurant is now closed so if you don't leave I will
have you _____ out.
3. After he spoke the debate was ____ open to audience.

76. packed 1. He's just _____ his job in so I don't know what he'll do
now!
2. It was rush hour so the trains were absolutely
________.
3. Please make sure you get your suitcase ______ and
ready to take downstairs by 1pm.

77. play 1. A good diet and fitness ________ a large part in helping
people live longer.
2. So far, the company has refused to ________ ball,
preferring to remain independent.
3. Rain stopped ________ after only an hour.

78. odd 1. The ________ thing about him is that he never eats in
the evening
2. She takes the ________ day off work.
3. We've got a few ________ jobs to do this weekend.

79. mind 1. She's a woman without fear, with a ________ of her

own, who says what she thinks.
2. He didn't ________ that other people thought him odd.
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3. If you want to carry on with what you were doing, please
don't ________ me.

80. mean 1. His new job will ________ travelling all over the world.
2. It was ________ of him not to invite her.
3. The study involved 60 patients with a ________ age of
58.2 years.

81. lose 1. I need to ________ 5 pounds if I am to fit inside my suit.

2. It's an awful thing to ________ someone dear to you.
3. You might as well go for it - you've got nothing to
________ in any case.

82. light 1. We sat and talked by the ________ of the fire.

2. They set out at first ________ for the summit.
3. These discoveries may throw new ________ on the
origins of man.

83. game 1. It's just a ________ to them. They don't care what
happens.
2. John gave the ________ away by laughing when Jim
walked in.
3. We've been in this ________ for twenty years.

84. left 1. He is a tall, clumsy-looking boy with two ________ feet

2. How much milk is ________ in the fridge?
3. All that's now ________ to show for our hard work is an
empty office.

85. join 1. I invited them to ________ us for dinner.

2. A lot of people want to ________ the club, so there's a
long waiting list.
3. Her parents are going to London next week and she will
________ them later.

86. into 1. At the age of 17, he went ________ the building trade
as an apprentice.
2. Eight ________ twenty-four is three.
3. I'm really ________ folk music.

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87. side 1. The factory was on the ________ of the valley
2. A river runs through the centre of the village with the
church on one ________ and the market place on the
other.
3. Julia was lying on her ________ on the bed.

88. type 1. Susan is not the ________ to get annoyed.

2. Open up the accounts database, and ________ in the
amount of each order.
3. Your hair ________ requires a specific shampoo.

89. range 1. Ferguson planned to broaden its product ________ to

include internet telephones.
2. Joan hoped that the others were out of ________ of her
mother's voice.
3. Prices ________ from around £10 for a basic keyboard,
to £50 for an ergonomic one.

90. life 1. The riots presented a considerable risk to ________

and property.
2. The building began ________ as a church.
3. Try to put some ________ into your painting.

91. file 1. I seem to have lost the ________ with all my personal
records on it.
2. Today is the deadline for self-employed people to
________ their tax returns.
3. We walked in single ________ along the path.

92. face 1. The cliff ________ was starting to crumble into the sea.
2. I don't know how I'm going to ________ her after what
happened.
3. The Wasps ________ the Hornets in two weeks.

93. even 1. I can't believe that Colin doesn't ________ like sport.
2. Families somehow survived, ________ as they were
being torn apart by the war.
3. Once in a while why not take advantage of the smooth,
________ surface to concentrate on your control and
technique?
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94. trunk 1. Barbara Molland had found the box in a ________ that
stood under the window in Kate's room.
2. As the phrase suggests, a main ________ of ca-
bles splits off into branches which supply individual sub-
scribers.
3. The enormous tree ________ provided a home for rich
colony of bird and insect life.

95. boot 1. But the re-organisation means the ________ is now on

the other foot as far as money is concerned.
2. I wouldn't like to be stuck down a dark alley at night with
whoever put the ________ in here.
3. This can be accessed even if the machine won't
________ up correctly.

96. close 1. You need to ________ all applications before shutting

down your computer.
2. Should the factory ________ down, 100 people will
lose their jobs.
3. Mike's had three car accidents, plus a few other pretty
________ shaves.

97. code 1. A new ________ of practice governing the advertising

of tobacco products is being introduced.
2. It ran contrary both to his upbringing and personal
________ of behaviour that men should show emotion.
3. The source ________ and documentation will be avail-
able to developers.

98. return 1. Shareholders expect a good ____ on their investment.

2. The banks agreed to write off the company's debt in
____ for control.
3. The amount an investment produces before has is
taken off is called the gross _____ .

99. issue 1. The key ____ was whether or not the workers should
be classified as permanent staff.
2. I have to take ____ with what you said yesterday: I don't
agree at all.
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3. A special ____ of the company magazine was distrib-
uted to all employees.

100. order 1. The website gives details of all the hotels in the area in
____ of price.
2. He sent off the ____ for 100 new computers.
3. The sales assistant promised to ____ the new range of
tablet computers.

101. count 1. Sales by American firms based in Japan do not ____

as exports.
2. You might cover your costs, but don't ____ on it.
3. At the last ____, I had 15 responses to my letter.

102. credit 1. Can I get interest free ____ on your goods?

2. You will get one ___ for this course.
3. She likes to take ____ for other people's ideas.

103. debt 1. Currently, a number of people are experiencing difficul-

ties paying off their ____ .
2. The total amount of money the government of a country
has borrowed and owes is called the national ____ .
3. He did me a huge favor, and I will remain in his ____ .

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