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1 He spoke English with a ........ French accent.average
careless
widespread
pronounced
chronic
2 His new novel has met with ........ acclaim.careless
dreadful
great
pronounced
wholehearted
3 We need to make sure that there is enough ........ accommodation to house all the delegates.
careless
dreadful
yellow
luxury
wholehearted
4 He gave us a ........ account of all that you had achieved over there.ready
yellow
careless
luxury
glowing
5 Could you please give me an ........ account?itemised
dreadful
great
luxury
glowing
6 We need to crack down hard on the ........ abuse of drugs.average
outright
widespread
frenetic
careless
7 He was able to predict what was going to happen with ........ accuracy.itemised
uncanny
careless
luxury
glowing
8 They've made some highly ........ accusations about us.itemised
uncanny
damaging
luxury
glowing
9 We need to find a new site with ........ access to the European motorway network.
ready
outright
widespread
pronounced
wholehearted
10 This will probably be the ........ achievement of her career.itemised
uncanny
damaging
crowning
glowing
11 I did all the groundwork on this project but he only gave me a ........ acknowledgement in his report.
itemised
uncanny
damaging
crowning
grudging
12 I don't know him very well. He's just a ........ acquaintance.casual
uncanny
damaging
crowning
grudging
13 We're fighting for the ........ abolition of the death penalty.average
outright
decisive
frenetic
chronic
14 I'm afraid he was involved in a ........ accident.ready
dreadful
widespread
pronounced
wholehearted
15 He invited me around to see his ........ acquisition, a new BMW.casual
latest
damaging
crowning
grudging
16 We need to take some ........ action before it is too late.casual
latest
decisive
crowning
grudging
17 He wasn't particularly good. He was of about ........ ability.average
latest
decisive
frenetic
chronic
18 I don't think we can succeed without the ........ acceptance of the unions.average
polite
careless
pronounced
wholehearted
19 There always a lot of ........ activity going on but nothing much seems to get done!
careless
latest
yellow
frenetic
grudging
20 I'm afraid her husband has got a ........ addiction to gambling.
careless
latest
decisive
frenetic
chronic
1 I'm an ______ admirer of your work.ardent
triumphant
stale
considerable
cast-iron
2 This new process is a ______ advance in technology.ardent
significant
stale
considerable
cast-iron
3 He knows the interviewer already and that will give him an ______ advantage over me.
ardent
significant
unfair
considerable
cast-iron
4 I wouldn't upset him. He can be a ______ adversary.ardent
significant
unfair
dangerous
cast-iron
5 He gave me some ______ advice and I took it.ardent
significant
unfair
dangerous
blunt
6 We know very little about this. We need to bring in an ______ adviser to help us.
outside
significant
unfair
dangerous
blunt
7 I don't like this at all. It's a really ______ affair.outside
ugly
unfair
dangerous
blunt
8 It's not a very challenging job. I only have to deal with ______ affairs.outside
ugly
everyday
dangerous
blunt
9 They don't always agree but I think there is a bond of ______ affection between them.
outside
ugly
everyday
deep
blunt
10 It seems no time at all since I started work and here I am at ______ age.outside
ugly
everyday
deep
retirement
11 That type of behaviour was possible in a ______ age but we are more tightly regulated these days.
bygone
ugly
everyday
deep
retirement
12 I don't trust him. I think he has a ______ agenda.bygone
hidden
everyday
deep
retirement
13 We cannot tolerate this sort of ______ aggression from a competitor in one of our key markets.
bygone
hidden
naked
deep
retirement
14 We have a ______ agreement with them and we must respect it.bygone
hidden
naked
binding
retirement
15 I think they must be providing them with some kind of ______ aid. But I don't know what.
bygone
hidden
naked
binding
covert
16 I agree with the ______ aims of what you are trying to do but not with some of the details.
broad
hidden
naked
binding
covert
17 I'm sure he's got the job. He's walking around with a ______ air.broad
triumphant
naked
binding
covert
18 You need to open the windows and get rid of the ______ air in here.broad
triumphant
stale
binding
covert
19 The problems in Tokyo have caused ______ alarm on Wall Street.broad
triumphant
stale
considerable
covert
20 He definitely wasn't there. He has a ______ alibi.broad
triumphant
stale
considerable
cast-iron
1 We need to carry out a detailed ______ of the project before we go any further.
amount
analysis
alarm
alternative
ambition
2 The news of the merger and the threat of job losses has caused considerable ______ among the work force.
allusion
allowance
alarm
applause
application
3 If we let the unions decide everything, there will be complete ______ . It
just won't work.amount
analysis
anarchy
alternative
ambition
4 I think he had been very unhappy for some time. He suddenly exploded with pent-up ______ and was completely out of control.
amount
analysis
anarchy
anger
ambition
5 David has a different way of looking at the world. He always sees things from an unusual ______ .
amount
analysis
anarchy
anger
angle
6 Deborah and Simon can't stand each other. There is deep ______ between them.
animosity
analysis
anarchy
anger
angle
7 Everybody knows already but there will be a formal ______ later this morning.
animosity
announcement
anarchy
anger
angle
8 I don't know what she earns exactly but I do know it is a vast ______.amount
allowance
alarm
alternative
ambition
9 In the factory, men are getting paid more than women and we need to do away with this ______.
animosity
announcement
anomaly
anger
angle
10 I expect you to give me a straight ______ to this.animosity
announcement
anomaly
answer
angle
11 In costing this, I think we need to make generous ______ for the probable delays in getting planning permission.
allusion
allowance
appetite
applause
application
12 I think we should look round for a feasible ______ .
allusion
allowance
alarm
alternative
application
13 I think you need to make a full ______ to her for your sexist behaviour.animosity
announcement
anomaly
answer
apology
14 He made an emotional ______ to keep his job but he'd made too many mistakes and I had to let him go.
appeal
announcement
anomaly
answer
apology
15 We didn't think she would come and so we were delighted when she put in an unexpected ______ at our party.
appeal
appearance
anomaly
answer
apology
16 He seems to be devoured by overwhelming ______ .allusion
allowance
alarm
alternative
ambition
17 Microhard seem to have a healthy ______ for taking over innovative companies.
appeal
appearance
appetite
answer
apology
18 In his speech he made a flattering ______ to your work.allusion
appearance
appetite
applause
application
19 The announcement was made to deafening ______ .appeal
appearance
appetite
applause
apology
20 If you want the job, you're going to have to put in a formal ______ .appeal
appearance
appetite
applause
application
1 Your company has had a long and fruitful ______ with mine.assignment
assistance
association
assessment
assets
2 We had to choose from a motley ______ of candidates.assignment
assistance
association
assortment
assets
3 She wants me to carry out a special ______ for her.assignment
aspect
assertions
assessment
assets
4 I became involved in a heated ______ with him about this.aptitude
arbitration
argument
attack
attention
5 I'm afraid to say I think your plan starts from an unfounded ______ .assignment
assistance
association
assortment
assumption
6 I think we made a hasty ______ of this project and we need to carry out a fresh one.
article
aspect
assertions
assessment
arrival
7 Before we continue I need to ask for a categorical ______ that you will treat all information as confidential.
assurance
assistance
association
assortment
assumption
8 I'm fed up of him putting forward wild ______ with no basis in fact.article
aspect
assertions
arrangement
arrival
9 I don't think we can reach agreement by ourselves. We need to submit this to ______.
aptitude
arbitration
attempts
attack
attention
10 It hasn't come yet but we are awaiting its imminent ______ .aptitude
arbitration
argument
arrangement
arrival
11 You need to improve the hostile ______ in your office.assurance
atmosphere
association
assortment
assumption
12 We both had our own ideas of what to do but we came to an amical ______ .
aptitude
arbitration
argument
arrangement
attention
13 We mustn't pass over the more worrying ______ of this scheme, the job losses.
article
aspect
argument
arrangement
arrival
14 His crude ______ to have me dismissed went badly wrong. assurance
atmosphere
attempts
assortment
assumption
15 I'm pleased to say that you have shown a marked ______ for this type of work.
aptitude
atmosphere
attempts
attack
attention
16 He published a brilliant ______ on this subject.article
arbitration
argument
arrangement
arrival
17 I'm worried about the Stock Market and I've decided to build up my liquid ______ .
article
aspect
assertions
assessment
assets
18 I got vital ______ from our Munich office.assignment
assistance
assertions
assessment
assets
19 It was easy to shrug off such a crude personal ______ .assurance
atmosphere
attempts
attack
assumption
20 As the meeting went on and on, most people's ______ wandered.assurance
atmosphere
attempts
attack
attention
What word do you need to complete the sentence? 1. He electrified the packed ______ with his presentation.
2. He is the boss. He exerts absolute ______ .
3. If there is a risk of pollution, I think we need to inform the proper ______ .
4. I think we need to adopt a firm ______ in these negotiations.
5. I'm afraid I've developed a deep ______ to this topic.
6. He was presented with a Freddy, the highest ______ you can receive in our profession.
7. What we need to do is to raise consumer ______ of our product.
8. She has done well to get to her present job. She comes from a deprived ______ .
9. I only have a rough idea of the problem. Perhaps you could sketch in the ______ ?
10. You probably don't know very much about him. He's the sort of person that prefers to keep to the ______ .
11. We need to maintain the delicate ______ between the need for quality and the need for quantity.
12. I thought he would do well as my successor but he fumbled the ______ .
13. I think that this new development casts doubt on the ______ of this document. It may be a forgery.
14. He was elected in a secret ______ .
15. They have announced an immediate ______ on the import of British beef.
16. He is a recognised expert, a renowned ______ on this subject.
17. My son would like to get a job with a merchant ______ in the City of London.
18. You certainly drive a hard ______ . You're a very tough negotiator.
19. We have to try to break down the cultural ______ and get people to try Japanese sushi.
20. We've got too far away from our key goals. We need to get back to ______ .
1. I don't see any point in continuing to compete in the Japanese market. We're fighting a losing ______ .
2. I need to get away from everything and lie back and relax on an unspoilt ______ somewhere.
3. I'm appalled by your callous ______ . That is no way for a responsible company to act.
4. He continues to cling to the ______ that he can do everything. But he really needs to delegate.
5. I'm happy to say that we have derived considerable ______ from working with your company.
6. They show a deep-rooted ______ against buying foreign products.
7. Their claim really stretches the bounds of ______ . I'm sure it's false.
8. Cleaning up the pollution will be expensive. Who is going to foot the ______ ?
9. The strike last year created great ______ between the strikers and the non-strikers.
10. The public inquiry absolved my company from any ______ .
11. When it exploded I got caught in the ______ and was thrown 50 feet.
12. It took me a while to get over such a devastating ______ .
13. When I was made redundant I was given a big cheque to soften the ______ .
14. I think we have committed a monumental ______ here. How can we put it right?
15. somebody is going to have to shoulder the ______ for what has gone wrong.
16. I'm going to a ______ concert in aid of the flood victims in Africa.
17. I'm phoning up concerning your outstanding ______ . When can you settle it?
18. He hasn't worked in years and now lives on unemployment ______ .
19. She has a deep-rooted ______ in her own ability.
20. When the boss comes, I want you all to be on your best ______ . No fooling around.
1. I have to go to Head Office to attend a ______ meeting. It's very important.
2. The matter is very serious. We need to refer it to our advisory ______ for consideration
3. Working together under such pressure created a strong ______ between the team. They became very close.
4. I'm afraid that that thought-provoking ______ is out of print.
5. The tax authorities are going through the ______ with a fine tooth comb.
6. Economists are forecasting an economic ______ .
7. There must be something I can do to relieve the excrutiating ______ of this job.
8. I've been taxing my ______ about this but haven't come up with a solution.
9. The customers have great ______ loyalty. They won't buy anything else.
10. The argument led to a total ______ in the negotiations.
11. We have achieved a significant scientific ______
12. We await the news with bated ______ .
13. The negotiations are teetering on the ______ of total collapse.
14. I'm afraid our expenditure has gone over the annual ______ .
15. I don't know how they can work in such a crumbling ______ . They need to spend more money on the up-keep or knock it down.
16. If you take on this job, you'll be assuming a heavy ______ .
17. We should try to cut down some of this cumbersome ______ .
18. This is an expanding ______ . It is really flourishing.
19. It's time we got down to ______ .
20. We need to drum up some new ______ . Sales are going down
1. We made a rough ______ but it turned out to be very wide of the mark.
2. You'll have to phone me after work. We're not allowed to take a personal ______ during office hours.
3. It's so quiet there. Nothing seems to disturb the perfect ______ .
4. He was stealing from the factory but we caught him on ______ and had the evidence to sack him.
5. The next time you are in Denver, you must pay me a ______ .
6. He fought an energetic ______ for the Presidency but lost.
7. He's not done a very good job and people are casting doubt about his ______ .
8. The factory is operating at maximum ______ .
9. I want you to lavish tender loving ______ on this project. It must succeed.
10. I'm not sure you'll win this boardroom battle. Tom is a shrewd and experienced ______ .
11. I feel great. I don't have a ______ in the world.
12. She made an emotional and rousing ______ to the workers to take strike action.
13. This research is very delicate and calls for special ______ .
14. I'd like to carve out a ______ in the music business but it's very hard.
15. Although I've had a long and successful ______ , it has had its ups and downs.
16. Tom has written off his sports ______ .
17. She is endowed with a great ______ for hard work.
18. They've accumulated a large amount of ______ and I think they are planning to take us over.
19. You must understand that I am only acting in an advisory ______ . The final decision is yours.
20. His ______ is really vulgar and flashy. Typical of a teacher.
1. He argued the ______ for retaining the factory with great conviction.
2. I'll see if we have that much money in our petty______ .
3. I hope you have received our new spring ______ . There are quite a few new product lines.
4. We seem to be heading for a ______ . We need to take urgent action.
5. What we are dealing with here is an unusual and complicated ______ .
6. I think the overriding ______ of Longbridge's difficulties was a lack of investment.
7. We need to take a risk, throw ______ to the wind.
8. You will have to pay COD, ______ on delivery.
9. There are a lot of major problems. We are confronted with a daunting ______ .
10. It's a time to be careful. We need to proceed with the utmost ______ .
11. We need to determine the original ______ of the problems.
12. I'm sure two of the candidates are suitable but the other one is a borderline ______ .
13. What good news. This calls for a ______ .
14. Could you pay for this? I seem to be a bit short of ______ . I'll pay you back later.
15. I think there is an irrefutable ______ for closing down the plant.
16. We are working with our competitors as on this issue we have a common ______ .
17. It will be a difficult job. I hope I can rise to the ______ .
18. It's interesting to be alive at the turn of the ______ .
19. I think we need to take this to court as a test______ .
20. Please contribute to the Hunger Site. It's all in a good ______ .
1. This should boost our ______ of getting the contract.
2. The report calls for a marked ______ in our procedures.
3. The office was in a state of utter ______ . Nobody knew what they were doing.
4. I think we have only an infinitesimal ______ of getting the work.
5. We have made a substantial donation to ______ .
6. The guy simply oozes ______ . Everybody loves him.
7. I want you to take sole ______ of the project. Everyone will report to you.
8. You can trust her completely. She's endowed with a dependable ______ .
9. There is a yawning ______ between the salary the workers want and what we are offering.
10. I think the strike has probably ruined our ______ of getting the order.
11. I've just dropped in for a friendly ______.
12. Do what you want. You have a blank ______ on this project.
13. Could you run a ______ on the procedures? I'm not sure they are working properly.
14. This research has proved to be a wild-goose ______ .
15. That's a serious ______ you are making. I hope you can substantiate it.
16. You should accept the job offer. A ______ like that won't come again.
17. Please don't be alarmed, sir. This is just a routine ______ . We often stop people like this.
18. I'm afraid his ______ bounced.
19. As the service was poor, they agreed to waive the service ______ .
20. I think I've got a fighting ______ of getting the job.
1. I don't like either of the alternatives. We're faced with an awkward ______ .
2. When we found out the product was dangerous we had to remove it from ______ as quickly as possible.
3. Things have changed. We will have to adapt ourselves to the new ______ .
4. The majority of people are decent, law-abiding ______ .
5. She put forward a tenuous ______ for compensation which did not stand up to examination.
6. You did very well in adverse ______ .
7. I agree you are entitled to compensation for your treatment but this is really an exaggerated ______ .
8. I had to do what I did by force of ______.
9. I think he has a legitimate ______ to be the inventor of this process.
10. He's living in precarious ______ .
11. He's the sort of boring speaker that uses lots of well-worn ______ .
12. He spent the winter in the north of Norway and had problems coping with the inhospitable ______ .
13. If you carry on like this, it's going to end in a head-on ______ with Sarah. I'd advise you to back off a bit.
14. I wish we could start again but there is no way to put the ______ back.
15. He didn't do it voluntarily. He gave way to ______ .
16. I don't like you and I'm sure the feeling is mutual but we need to aim for peaceful ______ or we'll both lose our jobs.
17. The fact we were there at the same time was pure ______ .
18. I'm sure we would benefit from ______ between our companies.
19. The downturn in the market brought about the ______ of the company.
20. He has acquired quite an impressive ______ of first editions.
1. Our product is available in a range of ______ .
2. I derived great ______ from your messages about my mother's death. Thank you all.
3. I've put up the project on our Web site and I would like to invite ______ from all of you.
4. We produced a series of hard-hitting, award-winning ______ . They ran for several months in the States.
5. I'm not sure I can find the words of ______ necessary to help you at this difficult moment.
6. Once you've entered into a ______ with us, you cannot back out.
7. Potential candidates will appear before a ______ and will have to make a short presentation.
8. There seems to have been a breakdown in ______ .
9. The people in this area form a close-knit ______ .
10. The boss wants me to serve on the canteen ______ . What a waste of time!
11. Joining the Better English associates makes you part of a worldwide ______ .
12. I've entered into ______ with several possible suppliers.
13. I'm not prepared to make a firm ______ at this point.
14. The directors' salaries are decided by an advisory ______ .
15. He's an amusing ______ to have lunch with.
16. I tell my daughter to stay away from unsuitable ______ . But she takes no notice.
17. She's not his wife exactly, she's his constant ______, as they say.
18. The finance ______ has studied the problem and has reported back to the main Board.
19. There must be some way to speed up internal ______ . Information travels so slowly between us.
20. It was a terrible dinner party. I found myself in the most boring ______ . All English teachers!
1. I heard that their ______ had run into difficulties.
2. We need to draw a ______ with last year.
3. We need to make a show of ______ . We must show that we care.
4. They are a typical multi-national ______ .
5. He was given the sack but got a large ______ package.
6. We are up against severe ______ for this contract.
7. It's taking them a long time to deal with my ______ . I'm not very happy.
8. Our ability to react quickly is a key ______ of our success.
9. I think it was intended as a back-handed ______ .
10. We face cut-throat ______ in this market.
11. If you release us from this contract, we will offer you full, fair and generous ______ .
12. I'm afraid his ______ went into liquidation.
13. We've had a flood of ______ about this decision.
14. Please accept this champagne with the ______ of the house.
15. You are always fishing for ______ !
16. We are meeting stiff ______ in this market.
17. A customer has lodged a serious ______ and I want you to investigate it immediately.
18. We were outbid by a rival ______ .
19. I think we should pay a ______ to Sheila for organising such a successful conference.
20. His determination is a vital ______ of his management style.
1. We disagree over the terms and conditions. We are going to have to reach an acceptable ______ .
2. He's driven by an inner ______ to succeeed.
3. I cannot find you that information. Our ______ is down.
4. This work demands total ______ so we must have absolute silence.
5. After several hours of hard negotiations we arrived at a fair ______ .
6. The project didn't work and so we abandoned the ______ entirely.
7. Head Office has expressed ______ about what is happening here.
8. This approach is a revolutionary ______ . Nothing like it has been tried before.
9. My mind is always wandering. I need to improve my ______ .
10. I'm afraid our ______ has crashed and we are unable to help.
11. For me, this is a brand-new ______ and I'll need time to think about it.
12. The MD has voiced ______ over the mounting costs of this project.
13. I have this overwhelming ______ to eat chocolate.
14. Negotiations are deadlocked. I think we need to make a ______ or two.
15. I think we have already extracted a sizeable ______ from them.
16. I think we need to question the whole ______ of producing in Western Europe.
17. ______ is mounting over the fate of the hostages.
18. They managed to hack into our ______ and steal our passwords.
19. Keep control of yourself. Don't give way to any strong ______ to argue with him. It's not worth it.
20. We are staging an open-air charity ______ in support of the homeless.
1. I'm pleased to say that events have reached a happy ______ and that we have won the contract.
2. Their actions met with universal ______ . Nobody agreed with what they had done.
3. Simon is very ill. His ______ has deteriorated overnight and is now critical.
4. The unions are complaining about some of the terms and ______ of our proposed new contract.
5. If you continue to fail to do what I ask you to do, I will be drawn to the ______ that you no longer wish to work here!
6. This warehouse is in dreadful ______ . We need to improve it urgently.
7. When John and Harry started fighting, it brought the meeting to an abrupt ______ .
8. I don't approve of your appalling ______ . That was no way to behave.
9. I cannot escape the ______ that you have lost interest in your job.
10. The factory is on the edge of the desert and they work in very hot and difficult ______ .
11. I'd like you to wind up the ______ . You are such a good speaker.
12. The committee came to the astonishing ______ that the project should be scrapped.
13. We need to find a way to boost his ______ .He's so unsure of himself.
14. As the audience began to talk among themselves my ______ ebbed away and my presentation got worse and worse.
15. The negotiations are going well and I anticipate a speedy ______ .
16. We need to stipulate the ______ we want to be included in the contract.
17. I don't understand the motives behind his ______ . Why would he act so stupidly?
18. I'm afraid the result was a foregone ______
19. He keeps his car in first-class ______ . He spends loads of money on it.
20. He denied it at first but eventually we were able to beat a ______ out of him. Not literally, of course!
The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to------ attention all the time.
The problem is difficult to----- under control.
It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary - the thieves ------ a terrible mess.
I don't think we should -------- a decision yet; we should wait.
Only 31% of the students who -------- the final exam passed it.
I think we should look for a new supplier - the one we have at the moment --------- us too many problems.
Could you -------- me a favour and post these letters on your way home?
I've told him ten times that he's got the wrong telephone number. I'll -------- crazy if they call again.
The company offers its employees free language training but not many people -------- advantage of it.
Our personnel assistant is leaving next month - she's ------- a baby.
Exercise - collocation
Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following:
He --------- laughter when he realised his mistake.
He assured me he was -------- sure where the house was.
We didn't arrange to meet. It was --------- coincidence that I saw him.
Please! I'm trying to work here. Don't ---------- my time with stupid questions!
He had to go to the hospital because it was a very --------- cut.
Our neighbour is a very ---------- smoker - 2 packets a day.
We managed to get up the steep hill only because our car is very ------------.
I don't know him that well. He's only a ----------- acquaintance.
I'm an honest and --------- citizen.
Do you know where we are? If you ask me, we are ---------- lost.
