‘Match a verb from Box A with the rest of the phrase or idiom from Box B.
Then complete
the sentences below with the full phrase or idiom in the appropriate form.
break -cateh~ new ground the clock back
the point where themselves to themselves
Having not done any recent reading or research into this topic, I feel I have a lot to
cate. pom
‘The department has always with the British Museum and regularly arranges
student visits there,
Having spent such a long time working on this research project, I have
have lost interest in it.
It seemed as though the project would fail due to lack of funding, but fortunately a private
donor came forward at the last minute and
It would be very interesting to to be able to really understand how people
used to live.
‘My work colleagues are very pleasant, but they generally and don't socialise.
‘This exciting research has in the field of anthropology.
© Complete these sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
‘The fire at the museum led to the destruction of many exhibits, most of which are
irreplaceable... (replace)
Before its eventual fall, the Roman empire became increasingly
They totally the amount of time and money the project would require. (estimate)
‘The expedition covered thousands of miles and ventured into difficult and
terrain, (hospitable)
Industrial growth in Britain was rapid in the first half of the 1800s, but started to
towards the end of the century. (accelerate)
His argument didn’t make sense and was totally
Unfortunately, although these old paintings look valuable, they are completely
© Complete these sentences by writing the correct preposition (by, for, with, to, etc.) in
One drawback ...of. the widespread use of mobile phones is a decline in language skills
amongst young people.
The introduction of the new software will have several benefits our company.
This proposal has many advantages the previous one.
One disadvantage young people using the Internet is the large number of unsuitable
Although the introduction of a new computer system was very costly, few of the workers felt
they gained much benefit it
Have a look at this website; it might be of benefit,
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© Complete each of the adjective + noun collocations in the sentences below using a
‘suitable adjective from the box.
detrimental _bighr huge _instant _integral__large__noteworthy
0 She had....... high... expectations about the launch of her latest feature film
1 One of the most achievements of the twentieth century must be the creation of
the World Wide Web.
Many people believe the use of mobile phones for texting has had a effect on
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language skills.
Broadband technology has brought benefits to many companies.
This new app gives you access to over a million free books on the Internet.
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A number of products have been returned due to their substandard quality.
Technology i8 AM... part of modern-day education.
98 hhoose the best option in italics to complete each of these sentences.
eg
IFT known how significant the discovery was, I would take /CGGild
have take}>more interest
in it.
1 Were it not for the work of archaeologists, we wouldn't have / didn’t have such a good
understanding of ancient civilisations.
We would never have found / would never find the buried remains if we hadn't got lost.
If didn’t have / wouldn't have a degree in history, I'd never have got the job.
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I wouldn’t visit a museum unless / on condition that you paid me -I hate them!
ML hadn’t seen / didn't see the evidence with my own eyes, I wouldn't know the truth now.
Did we have / Had we had more funding, we would have been able to continue our research.
© Complete these sentences by writing a suitable reference word in each gap.
© Thirty years ago, only a few families owned two or more cars; nowadays... $¥es.
households are very common,
1 [find it quite difficult to navigate type of website.
2 I tried to download the documents, but I had great difficulty doing
3. The price of new items of technology tends to be quite high when they first appear.
does not stop many people from buying the item immediately.
4 Mobile phones are so much a part of people’s lives that many would find it difficult to live
without
here were too suitable laptops in my price range, but unfortunately of them
was in stock.
6 The fall in sales has led to a number of store closures across the country. has
also resulted in the launch of a new marketing campaign.
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