Friday, October 26, 2007

Level Advanced - Lesson 30

Level Advanced - Lesson 30

1. If I have time tomorrow, I ________ Jane.




2. Because the owner wanted a quick sale, the house went for ________ - only 15,000 $.




3. I always get ________ in my stomach before visiting the dentist.




4. The escaped prisoner fought ________ before he was finally overpowered.




5. It's very late and I have a busy day tomorrow. If you don't mind, I think I'll ________ now.




6. The BBC tries to ________ for all tastes with its four national programmes.




7. I have had a ________ of misfortunes.




8. A force of desperate men burst out of the besieged city and ________ the army that had surrounded them.




9. He had always had a good opinion of himself, but after the publication of his best-selling novel he became unbearably ________.




10. Bitterly cold grey weather together with the after-effects of influenza made him feel very ________.




11. It was his ________ to retire from business the following year.




12. Although I tried to concentrate on the lecture I was ________ by the noise from the next room.




13. The dentist had to ________ the tooth as it was badly decayed.




14. There were no witnesses of the murder, but the ________ evidence of the prisoner's guilt was overwhelming.




15. No hazard or difficulty could ________ the two mountaineers from their intention of reaching the summit.




16. The Sussex downs are part of our English national ________.




17. If the Government continues with its present housing policy, it is likely to ________ considerable opposition.




18. There is a large ________ for tropical birds in the city park.




19. Owing to their unruly behaviour, the football team were ________ from taking part in the match on Saturday.




20. I heard on the news that the import/export ________ has been narrowed this month.




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Level Advanced - Lesson 29

Level Advanced - Lesson 29

1. I don't know whether Peter would be interested in joining our Conservation Society. I'll ________ him ________ about it.




2. A ________ change in policy is needed if relations are ever to improve.




3. No human being is ________ but Alistair Allington made very few mistakes.




4. The floods did not start to ________ until two days after the rain had stopped.




5. He is considered to be an outstanding artist but I consider his work to be quite ________.




6. When I went into the dining room next morning the ________ of the dinner were still on the table.




7. It is not profitable to provide bus service in districts where the population is widely ________.




8. Many university courses are not really ________ to the needs of students or their future employers.




9. She ________ along the path, glad to be able to take her time.




10. Many road accidents occur because motorists cannot ________ the speed of approaching vehicles.




11. He offered her a ticket for the concert, and she gladly ________.




12. The motion was proposed by Mr Jones and ________ by Mr Pearson.




13. What was the ________ of that article on devolution? I haven't had time to read it.




14. The Council are going to impose further parking restrictions in the more ________ streets of the city.




15. If anything goes wrong with the car, Mr Jones always ________ his wife's driving.




16. The medicine should be ________ with a little water.




17. I think it would be best if Grandmother went straight to bed when she arrives, to ________ the effects of her long journey.




18. The horse's harness ________ as it trotted along briskly.




19. The National Theatre receives a large ________ of 2,000.000 USD from the Government every year.




20. It's interesting to see the seagulls ________ up and down on the waves near the fishing boats.




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Level Advanced - Lesson 28

Level Advanced - Lesson 28

1. He has told us so many lies that we can no longer place any ________ on what he says.




2. Having been to prison, I can now understand something of the criminal ________.




3. The tremor in his voice ________ his nervousness.




4. He has read widely but seldom thought deeply so his apparent learning is really quite ________.




5. The widely-publicised demonstration did not after all ________.




6. Our men looked up as the planes passed ________.




7. I wished that I could cry, but I was too ________ by my upbringing.




8. I was told that this material would not ________ in the wash but it has.




9. An almost ________ line of traffic was moving at a snail's pace through the town.




10. Keys should never be hidden around the house since thieves ________ know where to look.




11. When the student graduated, he got his ________.




12. You will find John rather difficult to understand at first, as he has a slight ________ in his speech.




13. A new coin was ________ to commemorate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.




14. You would be well advised to remain with the firm for at least three years in order to ________ your experience.




15. With the rise in prices and continuing inflation, most people are beginning to feel the ________.




16. The animals taken to the slaughterhouse must be killed by ________ methods.




17. The side of the cliff was ________ with small holes where the seabirds had made their nests.




18. The new Chairman of the Board has ________ himself to improve the Company's performance in the export market.




19. The saleswoman ________ my attention to the intricate embroidery on the front of the blouse.




20. Little boys never seem to like washing, and their faces and hands are generally pretty ________.




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Level Advanced - Lesson 27

Level Advanced - Lesson 27

1. My father ________ when he found out that I'd damaged the car.




2. Simon never takes anything seriously. He just likes ________.




3. Enquiries ________ the condition of patients may be made personally or by telephone.




4. The forecast predicted ________ weather with snow, sunshine, wind and thunder and that is just what we have had.




5. This book gives a brief ________ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.




6. There has been a great deal of ________ about the results of the coming elections.




7. It was too early in the ________ to expect many visitors to a seaside town.




8. A very large cat was watching us intently from the top of a ________ car.




9. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ________ the little rain that fell last night.




10. ________ me to take some money with me when we go shopping tomorrow.




11. He took the day off work to ________ his aunt's funeral.




12. After his leave, Alfred went back on duty to ________ his soldiers.




13. His account must be true, because the evidence he gave ________ that of two other witnesses.




14. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great ________.




15. Some people still cling to the ________ that the Earth is flat.




16. The habit of taking cold baths in the winter is said to be ________ to the English.




17. All the men working at the atomic power station have to be equipped with ________ clothing.




18. It is difficult to grow good vegetables in the poor ________ in this area.




19. It was impossible for the student to work out the answer to the question, so he just ________.




20. It was not easy to get an extra allowance, but he ________ it through an influential friend.




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Level Advanced - Lesson 26

Level Advanced - Lesson 26

1. I caught the last bus by the skin of my ________.




2. You didn't think I was being serious, did you, Brian! It was a joke! I was pulling your ________, that's all!




3. I was already fed up with the job, but when the boss walked into my office and told me he expected me to work overtime that was the ________. I quit.




4. It's a good idea to ________ people before taking them into your confidence.




5. - Is it raining? - Raining? It's absolutely ________!




6. It's not easy trying to find the right Smith in the London telephone directory: you may have to ________ about thirty pages of Smiths.




7. As the sky darkened it soon became obvious that a violent thunderstorm was ________.




8. The government's strong action demonstrated its ________ to crush the rebellion.




9. The Department is also deeply ________ in various improvement schemes.




10. Far more should be done to ________ the suffering of unwanted domestic pets.




11. The water-skier ________ over the water.




12. He was ________ by a bee when he was collecting honey.




13. We tried to make a success of the business, but were ________ by difficulties at every turn.




14. Only hotel guests have the ________ of using the private beach.




15. The diamonds were stolen from the jeweller's shop in a ________ raid.




16. The ________ use of adjectives ruins much written English.




17. Mr Jones is the ________ of the sports club; he deals with all the finance.




18. Do not write the answers in fractions; ________ to whole numbers.




19. Mr Brown was always smiling, and the ________ round his eyes he referred to as his 'laughter lines'.




20. The scientists became very excited as they felt they were on the ________ of a new discovery.




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