1. If you “__________” a particular topic during an argument, you mention it. |
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1. bring up |
2. take off |
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3. turn around |
4. go back and forth |
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2. If A has something “_______” B, A and B are connected. |
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1. to do with |
2. to go with |
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3. to have with |
3. to be with |
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3. If someone keeps “_______” about something, they keep talking about it. |
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1. going on |
2. going for |
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3. going to |
4. going up |
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4. If you “________” a fact or a story, you invent it. |
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1. make on |
2. make up |
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3. make in |
4. make off |
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5. If facts and figures are used to “______” your argument, they’re used to support it and help explain it. |
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1. back off |
2. back up |
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3. back and forth |
4. back broken |
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6. If you manage to “_________” doing something, you convince them to do it. |
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1. talk someone into |
2. speak somebody into |
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3. tell someone into |
4. announce someone into |
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7. If you say that you won’t “______” something any longer, you’re saying that you won’t accept it
any longer. |
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1. put in with |
2. put on with |
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3. put over with |
4. put up with |
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8. If you tell someone to “______”, you tell them to stop talking. |
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1. shut down |
2. shut up |
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3. shut over |
4. shut under |
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9. An alternative word or expression you can use to refer to things which people may find embarrassing:
sex, death, etc. |
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1. a euphemism |
2. a romanticism |
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3. a racism |
4. a nazism |
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10. The “_______” that something has is its effect and how powerful it is |
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1. impact |
2. isolate |
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3. irritate |
4. demolish |
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11. If something gives you “________”, it provides you with the food you need to grow and be healthy. |
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1. nourishment |
2. ingredient |
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3. diet |
4. mineral |
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12. Transparent-wall maintenance officer |
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1. Dish washer |
2. Window cleaner |
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3. Road sweeper |
4. Waiter |
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13. Gastronomical hygiene technician |
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1. Dish washer |
2. Window cleaner |
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3. Road sweeper |
4. Waiter |
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14. He’s generously proportioned. |
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1. obese |
2. skinny |
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3. bony |
4. chubby |
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15. She was sent to a correctional facility. |
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1. a factory |
2. a public park |
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3. an office |
4. a jail |
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16. The project co-ordinator deals with all ________ . |
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1. consults |
2. suggestions |
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3. complaints |
4. recommends |
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17. Let's get together on this means I’m really confused about this so I need ___________. |
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1. a mouth-to-mouth |
2. a face-to-face. |
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3. a back-to-back |
4. an eye-to-eye |
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18. I’ll get back to you means I’ve already _______ your e-mail |
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1. deleted |
2. found out |
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3. reused |
4. recycled |
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19. Your request is being _______ means it is actually in the bin. |
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1. processed |
2. proceeded |
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3. progressed |
4. proposed |
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20. The proposal is under _______ consideration means we’ve lost the file. |
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1. passive |
2. active |
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4. imperative |
4. Competitive |
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